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The fruit is referred to as the arctic kiwi, baby kiwi, cocktail kiwi, dessert kiwi, grape kiwi, hardy kiwifruit, kiwi berry, northern kiwi, Siberian gooseberry, or Siberian kiwi, [2] and is an edible, berry- or grape-sized fruit similar to kiwifruit in taste and appearance, but is green, brownish, or purple with smooth skin, sometimes with a red blush.
The conditions that produce a micro-climate favorable to fruit cultivation are the same that produce lake-effect snow; therefore, Fruit Belts and snowbelts are often concurrent. The map at right shows Great Lakes snowbelts which cover a somewhat larger area than the fruit belt. Notably, there are no Fruit Belts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula ...
Their fruits are quite variable, although most are easily recognised as kiwifruit because of their appearance and shape. The skin of the fruit varies in size, hairiness, and colour. The flesh varies in colour, juiciness, texture, and taste. Some fruits are unpalatable, while others taste considerably better than most commercial cultivars. [1] [15]
Actinidia kolomikta, the kolomikta, [2] miyamatatabi, [3] super-hardy kiwi, [4] or variegated-leaf hardy kiwi, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese Gooseberry family (Actinidiaceae), native to temperate mixed forests of the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and China (Eastern Asiatic Region).
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A. chinensis prefers slopes and likes also to grow in ravines, top heights of 200–230 m (660–750 ft), relative to the local microclimate. In Western gardens it may range 10 m (30 ft) in all directions, making it unsuitable for all but the largest spaces unless pruned back hard at the end of every growing season. [citation needed]
Actinidia deliciosa is a vigorous, woody, twining vine or climbing shrub reaching 9 metres (30 ft). [1]The black-lyre leafroller moth ("Cnephasia" jactatana) is one of the few commercially significant pests of this plant.
For individual plant species, see Category:Actinidia. Pages in category "Kiwifruit" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.