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Zespri International Limited is the largest marketer of kiwifruit in the world, selling in over 50 countries. Its international headquarters is in Mount Maunganui , New Zealand. [ 1 ] However, it has licensed growers in Australia, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, with trials in place in several other countries.
In New Zealand and Australia, the word kiwi alone either refers to the bird or is used as a nickname for New Zealanders; [8] it is almost never used to refer to the fruit. [5] [10] Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown green kiwifruit from the genus Actinidia. [1]
The gold kiwifruit or yellow kiwi (t/a Kiwi Gold) is a variety of kiwifruit developed by the company Zespri International Ltd. The yellow kiwi is a different species ( Actinidia chinensis ), but of the same genus as, the green variety ( Actinidia deliciosa ).
The name "durian" literally means "the thorns" in Indonesian. It is also known as the 'King of Fruits'. Indonesia has two fruiting seasons because durian is grown in various localities. The main harvest is from October to February, but another region produces the crop around June to September. Iran: Pomegranate: Punica granatum [citation needed ...
This is the most widely grown cultivar in the world. Chinese gooseberry was initially grown in domestic gardens, but commercial planting began in the 1940s. In 1959, Turners and Growers named it kiwifruit, after New Zealand's national bird, the kiwi —brown and furry.
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The general name, "Zespri", has been used for marketing of all green and gold cultivars of kiwifruit from New Zealand since 2012. [23] [24] In 2017, New Zealand growers were acquiring additional land to grow Zespri gold kiwifruit under rising costs for a Zespri license to meet global demand for the gold cultivar. [25]
The heaviest pumpkin to be weighed was 1,461 pounds, and was grown by last year’s winner, Chris Rodebaugh of Lewisburg, West Virginia. Yes, West Virginia.