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(Actinidia arguta )

Edible Large Grape Sized Fruit

The Self Fertile & Very Unique "Issai" Hardy Kiwi is a Very Rare Japanese Variety Prized for it's Heavy Crops of Large, Sweet and Delicious Fruit.

This Species of Kiwi is Very Cold Tolerant & a Very Hardy Plant, Tolerating Temperatures Down to -20°F, but in it's "Younger Spring Growth" they are "Susceptible to Frost Damage" if they are Not Covered. Optimal Growth and Fruit Production with Issai Kiwi can be achieved in Zones 3-8. Broad Deep Green Leaves 3-5" Long will emerge in Spring, with Scented Greenish-White Flowers will Bloom in June and Edible Grape-Sized Smooth-Skinned Fruits will Mature between September & October. It Tastes Similar to it's Larger-Fruited Relative, the True Kiwi, (Actinidia deliciosa), which can Not be Grown North of Zone 8 unlike these "Issai" Hardy Kiwi Vines which can Grow Great all the way to Zone 5, and has been said to be Far Sweeter than the kind we purchase in Grocery Stores. Being One of the Only Self-Pollinators, it Bears Long Fruit up to 1 1/4" Inch in Long & in Diameter. Much Needed Pollinators, such as Butterflies absolutely Love Issai Hardy Kiwi...and so will you. 

This Very Fast Growing Vine can be Grown Both for it's Beautiful Foliage and it's Fruit. It's Rapid Growth makes it Very Suitable for a Variety of Cover-Type Uses such as on a Trellis, Arbor, Patio Overhead, Fence, and Walls.