Genus: Actinidia

Actinidia photos

  • Chinese Gooseberry (Actinidia kolomikta (Actinidia))
    By amy
  • Actinidia or Kiwi vine. (Actinidia deliciosa (Kiwi fruit))
    By Chrispook
  • Actinidia kolomikta - close-up (Actinidia kolomikta)
    By AndrewR
  • Actinidia kolomikta (Actinidia kolomikta)
    By AndrewR
  • kiwi- new growth (Actinidia deliciosa (Kiwi fruit))
    By popeymike

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Species of Actinidia

Members growing plants in this genus

  • Tussiemussie

    Tussiemussie

    joined 17 Jun, 2007

    45 plants

  • majeekahead

    Majeekahead

    joined 18 Oct, 2007

    398 plants

  • Chrispook

    Chrispook

    joined 18 May, 2007

    253 plants

  • popeymike

    Popeymike

    joined 19 Jul, 2007

    39 plants

  • AndrewR

    Andrewr

    joined 7 Aug, 2007

    495 plants

  • amy

    Amy

    joined 17 Apr, 2008

    43 plants

Comments:

Chrispook

Chrispook

18 Jul, 2008

 

Hi Tussiemussie, this is a self fertilising one according to the label. It has not flowered yet (I've had it for 2+years). I have not pruned at all so far. Will have to look it up.

Tussiemussie

Tussiemussie

18 Jul, 2008

 

I grew this before in another garden, a pergola is ideal as the flowers come under the leaves and the bees will be able to pollinate them more easily, you can have five or six female plants to one male plant, have you got both as both are needed for pollination, in UK mine fruited just before christmas and it softened indoors just in time for christmas. I have also just planted the smaller leaved self fertile variety that is making rapid growth after recovering from losing all it's leaves to a late frost.
I am planting one male and two female Kiwi plants this year over a large arch.
Do you know if and when to prune?

pollyannaever

Pollyannaever

24 Jun, 2008

 

How lovely on the brick!

Pollyannaever

On photo - Chinese Gooseberry

pasuki

Pasuki

20 Jun, 2008

 

This looks really pretty against the brickwork.

On photo - Chinese Gooseberry

Chrispook

Chrispook

17 Jun, 2008

 

Great shrub.

On photo - Chinese Gooseberry

Duberley

Duberley

10 Jun, 2008

 

You could put up a trellis, or attach strong wire for it to grow along. Actinidia will wind itself around anything - drainpipes for instance- and the branches can be quite heavy. Hope this helps.

On question - Actinidia Kolomikta

Chrispook

Chrispook

28 May, 2008

 

Nice leaf. Mine are always plain green.