[NAFEX] Hardiest Kiwi

Brungardt, Sam Sam.Brungardt at state.mn.us
Mon Mar 22 11:49:10 EST 2004


Jim, what has been your experience growing A. kolomikta at Pequot Lakes?  Do you have any comparative data or observations on the various cultivars? -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA Zone 4b)

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    Alot of gardening mail-order catalogs list Actinidia arguta as the "hardy kiwi".  It can only handle -25° F before it winterkills.  There is another kiwi that is hardier, Actinidia kolomitka that can take -50° F.  It tastes identical to the brown fuzzys, is only 30%  smaller than A. arguta, produces less invasive vines than its cousins and it ripens in August.  
    I bought my A. kolomitka from Oregon Exotics but I have seen it in (a few) other catalogs.
 
Jim Fruth
Pequot Lakes, MN
Zone 3

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