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{{SPlantbox
| name = ''Actinidia deliciosa''
|familia=Actinidiaceae
| common_names = Kiwifruit, Chinese gooseberry vine
|genus=Actinidia
| growth_habit = vine
|species=deliciosa
| high = 20m or more
|common_name=Kiwi, Kiwifruit, Chinese gooseberry vine, Yantao
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = China
|habit=vine-climber
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = perennial
|Max ht box=35
| exposure = full-sun to part-shade
|Max ht metric=ft
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| features = fruit
|Max wd box=35
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
|Max wd metric=ft
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|origin=China
| sunset_zones = 4-9, 12, 14-24, 29-31
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
| image = Kiwis 006eue.jpg
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px
|water=moderate
| image_caption = Kiwifruit on the vine
|features=deciduous, flowers, edible, fruit, foliage
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=1
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|sunset_zones=1-9, 12, 14-24, 29-31
|image=Actinidia chinensis.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Kiwifruit on the vine
}}
}}
This is the common brown fuzzy kiwifruit that is most commonly found in the supermarket.
This is the common brown fuzzy kiwifruit that is most commonly found in the supermarket.
==Cultivars==
==Cultivars==
*'Abbot' - A small to medium-size fruit, the skin has especially dense long hairs{{{pfaf183}}}. Well-flavoured{{{pfaf183}}}. The fruits are small unless they are well-thinned{{{pfaf183}}}. A vigorous, early-flowering, productive vine, cropping heavily whilst still young{{{pfaf183}}}.
*'Abbot' - A small to medium-size fruit, the skin has especially dense long hairs{{pfaf183}}. Well-flavoured{{pfaf183}}. The fruits are small unless they are well-thinned{{pfaf183}}. A vigorous, early-flowering, productive vine, cropping heavily whilst still young{{pfaf183}}.
*'Blake' - A relatively small fruit, it tends to taper near the blossom end{{{pfaf183}}}. Ripening 6 - 8 weeks earlier than 'Hayward', it therefore considerably extends the fruiting season{{{pfaf183}}}. A precocious and productive plant, it can produce a crop in as little as 1 year after being grafted{{{pfaf183}}}. It flowers very early and is said to be self-fertile{{{pfaf183}}}.
*'Blake' - A relatively small fruit, it tends to taper near the blossom end{{pfaf183}}. Ripening 6 - 8 weeks earlier than 'Hayward', it therefore considerably extends the fruiting season{{pfaf183}}. A precocious and productive plant, it can produce a crop in as little as 1 year after being grafted{{pfaf183}}. It flowers very early and is said to be self-fertile{{pfaf183}}.
*'Hayward' - A very large fruit, of superior flavour{{{pfaf183}}}. It stores longer than most cultivars{{{pfaf183}}}. This cultivar is the most commonly cultivated form in Britain (1993), its fruits store well but it tends to flower very late{{{pfaf183}}} and there can be problems with pollination.
*'Hayward' - A very large fruit, of superior flavour{{pfaf183}}. It stores longer than most cultivars{{pfaf183}}. This cultivar is the most commonly cultivated form in Britain (1993), its fruits store well but it tends to flower very late{{pfaf183}} and there can be problems with pollination.
*'Janine' - A hermaphrodite form, therefore it does not require a male plant for fertilization. We do not as yet have any information on fruit quality.
*'Janine' - A hermaphrodite form, therefore it does not require a male plant for fertilization. We do not as yet have any information on fruit quality.
*'Saanichton 12' - The fruit is large and sweet{{{pfaf183}}}. This cultivar has grown well on Vancouver Island, Canada, for several years, it is not harmed by winter temperatures that have damaged other cultivars{{{pfaf183}}}. Recommended for garden use, it is also being investigated as a possible commercial cultivar{{{pfaf183}}}.
*'Saanichton 12' - The fruit is large and sweet{{pfaf183}}. This cultivar has grown well on Vancouver Island, Canada, for several years, it is not harmed by winter temperatures that have damaged other cultivars{{pfaf183}}. Recommended for garden use, it is also being investigated as a possible commercial cultivar{{pfaf183}}.
*'Tomuri' - A late-flowering male form, it has been selected as a pollinator for 'Heywood'{{{pfaf183}}}.
*'Tomuri' - A late-flowering male form, it has been selected as a pollinator for 'Heywood'{{pfaf183}}.
*'Yellow Mountains' - A form from the Yellow Mountains of China, it has relatively small fruit of excellent eating quality{{{pfaf183}}}. Being tested in North Carolina(1993), it has the potential of fruiting more successfully in cooler climates than standard cultivars{{{pfaf183}}}.
*'Yellow Mountains' - A form from the Yellow Mountains of China, it has relatively small fruit of excellent eating quality{{pfaf183}}. Being tested in North Carolina(1993), it has the potential of fruiting more successfully in cooler climates than standard cultivars{{pfaf183}}.
===Females===
===Females===
Image:Actinidia chinensis C.jpg|flower of similar A. chinesis
Image:Actinidia chinensis C.jpg|flower of similar A. chinesis
Image:Kiwi Actinidia chinensis 2 Luc Viatour.jpg|fruit cross-section
Image:Kiwi Actinidia chinensis 2 Luc Viatour.jpg|fruit cross-section
File:Actinidia chinensis A.jpg|Flowers
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==References==
==References==
*http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/kiwifruit.html
*http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/kiwifruit.html
*http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Actinidia+deliciosa
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