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| name = ''Actinidia deliciosa''
| name = ''Actinidia deliciosa''
| common_names = Kiwi, Chinese gooseberry vine
| common_names = Kiwifruit, Chinese gooseberry vine
| growth_habit = vine
| growth_habit = vine
| high = 30ft
| high = 20m or more
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| origin = China
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| lifespan = perennial
| image = Kiwis 006eue.jpg
| image = Kiwis 006eue.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Kiwis on the vine
| image_caption = Kiwifruit on the vine
| regnum = Plantae
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
}}
}}
{{edit-desc}}<!--- Type GENERAL genus/plant description below this line, then delete this entire line -->
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This is the common brown fuzzy kiwi that is most commonly found in the supermarket.
This is the common brown fuzzy kiwifruit that is most commonly found in the supermarket.
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Actinidia|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Actinidia|genus page]].''
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
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Most kiwi's raised are from named cultivars. These cultivars can only be propagated by cuttings or grafting. Plants from seed produce new varieties that may or may not be productive.
Most kiwifruit raised are of named cultivars. These cultivars can only be propagated by cuttings or grafting. Plants from seed produce new varieties that may or may not be productive.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
