species
Actinidia deliciosa
Kiwi fruit · Chinese gooseberry
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Actinidia deliciosa belongs to the family Actinidiaceae, also known as Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry, introduced to the UK. It reaches 6 m tall and 4 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 6 m tall × 4 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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