Issai Hardy Kiwi - Gurney's Seed & Nursery

Issai Hardy Kiwi

Tops for Flavor and Yield

(4 customer reviews)

Prolific yielder, known to produce up to 100 pounds in colder regions. Bears sweet, emerald starbursts famous for mouthwatering flavor. Fruits have a juicy texture and tiny seeds like strawberries. Ready to harvest in late September. Thrives anywhere but soggy soils. Bears in half the time of other kiwis (by the second or third year). Selfpollinating, but even more productive with a second plant nearby.
Potted Plant.
Zones 4-9.

Product Details

Zones: 4 - 9 (-20° F.)
Height: 25-30 ft
Spacing: 8-10 feet
Depth: Place in a hole 2 times as wide and deep as the pot; plant top of root ball at soil surface.
Spread: 10-15 ft
Sun/Shade: full sun
Pollinator: Self-pollinating
Yield: 100 lbs/yr/plant
Color: White
Foliage: Attractive, 3-5 inch, round, dark green
Blooms: June
Fruit: 1-1.5 inch, greenish, ellipsoidal, edible, hairless skin

Comments: Transplants easily. 800 chilling hours. Cold hardy. Tolerates any soil type. Very vigorous, needs considerable pruning. Relatively disease-free. Mulch to retain moisture and keep soil cool. Refrigerate after harvest but store at room temperature a couple of days before use for best flavor. Fruit hangs below foliage and falls when ripe. Needs a trellis system. Flowers on one year old wood. Can be used as a pollinator for Hardy Kiwi but is not as successful as the male Hardy Kiwi.
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- Thursday, March 12, 2009
TINY PLANT
Reviewed By: Paul (Charleston, West Virginia)
I've never seen such a small plant sold ANYWHERE!! It was about 3 inches tall (or should I say short). Rip off!!!!!!!!

- Sunday, March 15, 2009
Tiny Plant
Reviewed By: Mark (Hague, VA)
C'mon, Paul... Yeah, they're small. I ordered 3 and have yet to plant them. But, they're growing fast anyway! Great things come in little packages. NOT a ripoff!!

- Monday, March 23, 2009
expectations of mailorder
Reviewed By: Chris Stormont (Royal Oak, MI)
These are great plants with superb fruit. Of course the plants are small...would you really want to pay to ship larger plants when the three inch plants grow quickly? Most plants ship better when small, so one should expect such when shopping online or by mail.

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