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Issai Hardy Kiwi

Issai Hardy Kiwi

Tops for Flavor and Yield

  (5 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). Self-pollinating, but even more productive with a second plant nearby. Potted. Zones 4-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.

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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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Issai Hardy Kiwi Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

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 -  Friday, April 08, 2011
Grows super fast!
Reviewed By: Lisa (Calhoun, MO)
Yes, this plant was just a little stick when I got it. However, as soon as I repotted it and gave it some warm, sunny days, it took off. It grew about 5-6 feet last year. This is its second year, and I was afraid it had died in our -20 degree cold snap this winter. But I just checked on it today and new buds are forming all over. I love this kiwi plant and cannot wait to try the fruit.

 -  Sunday, March 29, 2009
Careful
Reviewed By: Mike (Anaheim, Ca)
plant is very small to be sold. but if you grow indoors until it gets bigger you will have a Kiwi Plant/Vine. Be carefull as my plant was eaten but a slug in 9 hours. Wait until it is bigger before planting!!

 -  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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Issai Hardy Kiwi
13150 - 1 plant per offer.
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Issai Hardy Kiwi

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Issai Hardy Kiwi
Tops for Flavor and Yield

  (5 customer reviews)

Buying Options
Issai Hardy Kiwi
13150 - 1 plant per offer.
Sorry, this product is currently unavailable


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). Self-pollinating, but even more productive with a second plant nearby. Potted. Zones 4-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.


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.
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Issai Hardy Kiwi Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers

Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating 

 -  Friday, April 08, 2011
Grows super fast!
Reviewed By: Lisa (Calhoun, MO)
Yes, this plant was just a little stick when I got it. However, as soon as I repotted it and gave it some warm, sunny days, it took off. It grew about 5-6 feet last year. This is its second year, and I was afraid it had died in our -20 degree cold snap this winter. But I just checked on it today and new buds are forming all over. I love this kiwi plant and cannot wait to try the fruit.

 -  Sunday, March 29, 2009
Careful
Reviewed By: Mike (Anaheim, Ca)
plant is very small to be sold. but if you grow indoors until it gets bigger you will have a Kiwi Plant/Vine. Be carefull as my plant was eaten but a slug in 9 hours. Wait until it is bigger before planting!!

 -  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.


Read More Reviews


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