12 Issai Hardy Kiwi Live Plants, Self-Fertile Kiwi Vines, Sweet Fuzzless Grape-Sized Fruit, Edible Fruit Plants

12 Issai Hardy Kiwi Plants – Sweet, Fuzzless, Grape-Sized Fruit!

Grow your own delicious kiwi fruit with this bundle of twelve Issai Hardy Kiwi plants (Actinidia arguta 'Issai'). Unlike the fuzzy kiwis commonly found in grocery stores, Issai produces small, smooth-skinned fruit that can be eaten without peeling. The grape-sized fruit is known for its very sweet flavor.

Issai is self-fruiting, so just one plant can produce fruit. This 12-plant bundle is a great option for gardeners planning a larger edible landscape, home orchard, privacy screen, or extensive trellis planting.

You will receive 12 live Issai Hardy Kiwi plants.

Plant & Fruit Details

• Variety: Issai Hardy Kiwi

• Botanical name: Actinidia arguta 'Issai'

• Quantity: 12 live plants

• Fruit: Smooth, fuzzless, grape-sized kiwi

• Flavor: Very sweet

• Pollination: Self-fruiting; one plant can produce fruit

• Potential production: Seller reports yields of up to 100 pounds of fruit per plant

• Typical first fruiting: May bear fruit the year after planting

• Chill requirement: Approximately 400 chill hours

• USDA hardiness zones: 4–9

Fruit & Harvest

Issai produces small, sweet kiwi fruit with edible smooth skin. The fruit is approximately grape-sized and can be enjoyed fresh.

Typical ripening times vary by location:

• Northern locations: Late September

• More southern locations: Late August

The seller reports that Issai fruit contains approximately eight times the Vitamin C of citrus.

Growing Conditions

• Sunlight: Full sun or approximately three-quarters of a day of sun

• Soil: Well-drained soil

• Preferred soil pH: 5.5–7.0

• Water: Does not like excessively wet soil

• USDA Zones: 4–9

• Chill hours: Approximately 400

Growth Habit & Support

Issai is less vigorous than some other hardy kiwi varieties and can be grown in the ground or in a large container.

The attractive foliage twines around supports, making this vine useful for:

• Arbors and pergolas

• Trellises and fences

• Garden walls with suitable support

• Summertime privacy screens

• Edible landscaping

Plants can grow approximately 8–12 feet tall and 8–12 feet wide. A sturdy support system is recommended.

Issai has a spur-type growth habit and generally requires less pruning than more vigorous kiwi varieties. If pruning is needed, it should be done during winter.

Shipping Information

• You will receive 12 live Issai Hardy Kiwi plants.

• Free shipping to most locations.

• Larger boxes and shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, APO addresses, U.S. Territories, and remote areas may require a freight surcharge.

• If temperatures are warmer than 89°F or colder than 20°F, orders will be held until conditions improve.

• Please enter your preferred ship date in the Special Instructions to Seller at checkout.

• All plants are inspected for quality before shipment.

• If your plants arrive damaged, contact us promptly and include photos of the package and plants so we can help resolve the issue.

Create a beautiful, productive kiwi planting with twelve sweet-fruited Issai vines!