Photo: 葉子 — CC0 · source
Survives zone 8 through 9
Densely bristly-skinned kiwifruit close to the golden kiwi — sweet-tart, edible peeled. Often treated as A. chinensis var. setosa. Care: Winter protection — mulch, fleece, or a warm wall.
- Hardiness
- Zone 8 to 9
- Habit
- Vine
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- Autumn
- Mature size
- Vigorous vine, strong trellis
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5.0–6.5 (slightly acid)
- Environment
- Subtropical montane
- Status
- Wild
- Years to fruit
- 3–5 yrs
- Pollination
- DIOECIOUS — needs male and female plants