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{{Unreferenced|date=September 2007}}
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Hardy Kiwi
| status =
| image = HardyKiwi.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Hardy Kiwi
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = [[Actinidiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Actinidia]]''
| species = '''''A. arguta'''''
| binomial = ''Actinidia arguta''
| binomial_authority =
}}
A small, green to purple skinned, [[fruit]] similar to [[kiwifruit]], '''hardy kiwifruit''' is an edible, berry-sized [[fruit]] of a [[Cultivar Group]] of the [[woody plant|woody]] [[vine]] '''''Actinidia arguta'''''. Often sweeter than the [[kiwifruit]], hardy kiwifruit can be eaten whole and need not be peeled. Thin-walled, its exterior is smooth and leathery, providing a deceiving contrast to the fuzzy, brown exterior of its larger sibling fruits.
Common names include ''Kiwi Berry'', ''Baby Kiwi'', ''Dessert Kiwi'' or ''Cocktail Kiwi''.
The fast-growing, climbing [[vine]] is very hardy (hence the name), and is capable of surviving slow temperature drops to -32°C (-25°F). The vines need a frost-free growing season of about 150 days, but are not damaged by late freezes. The vines can also be grown in low-chill areas.
The vines of the '''hardy kiwifruit''' possess a [[catnip]] like smell which can attract [[cats]].{{Verify source|date=September 2007}}
== Origin and Distribution ==
The hardy kiwifruit is native to [[Korea]], Northern [[China]], and [[Russia]]n [[Siberia]]. Attempts to commercialize the fruit have been unsuccessful due to its short shelf-life and sporadic tendencies to ripen. Attempts are being made however to bring the fruit to greater bear, and commercial production initiatives are underway on a small scale in [[South America]], [[New Zealand]], [[Europe]], and [[Oregon]] & [[Washington]], [[USA]], as well with some organic growers in northern [[New England]].
== External links ==
{{Commons|Actinidia arguta}}
* [http://www.nzkiwiberry.com NZKiwiberry] (Information page at Delica exporting company)
[[Category:Ericales]]
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Hardy Kiwi
| status =
| image = HardyKiwi.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Hardy Kiwi
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = [[Actinidiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Actinidia]]''
| species = '''''A. arguta'''''
| binomial = ''Actinidia arguta''
| binomial_authority =
}}
A small, green to purple skinned, [[fruit]] similar to [[kiwifruit]], '''hardy kiwifruit''' is an edible, berry-sized [[fruit]] of a [[Cultivar Group]] of the [[woody plant|woody]] [[vine]] '''''Actinidia arguta'''''. Often sweeter than the [[kiwifruit]], hardy kiwifruit can be eaten whole and need not be peeled. Thin-walled, its exterior is smooth and leathery, providing a deceiving contrast to the fuzzy, brown exterior of its larger sibling fruits.
Common names include ''Kiwi Berry'', ''Baby Kiwi'', ''Dessert Kiwi'' or ''Cocktail Kiwi''.
The fast-growing, climbing [[vine]] is very hardy (hence the name), and is capable of surviving slow temperature drops to -32°C (-25°F). The vines need a frost-free growing season of about 150 days, but are not damaged by late freezes. The vines can also be grown in low-chill areas.
The vines of the '''hardy kiwifruit''' possess a [[catnip]] like smell which can attract [[cats]].{{Verify source|date=September 2007}}
== Origin and Distribution ==
The hardy kiwifruit is native to [[Korea]], Northern [[China]], and [[Russia]]n [[Siberia]]. Attempts to commercialize the fruit have been unsuccessful due to its short shelf-life and sporadic tendencies to ripen. Attempts are being made however to bring the fruit to greater bear, and commercial production initiatives are underway on a small scale in [[South America]], [[New Zealand]], [[Europe]], and [[Oregon]] & [[Washington]], [[USA]], as well with some organic growers in northern [[New England]].
== External links ==
{{Commons|Actinidia arguta}}
* [http://www.nzkiwiberry.com NZKiwiberry] (Information page at Delica exporting company)
[[Category:Ericales]]
