Manchurian Kiwi (Tara Vine)  Actinidia arguta - A deciduous climbing vine with fragrant white blooms that produce small fruits that are eaten raw or used to make jellies, jams and salads.  The fruit is very high in vitamin C.  Very similar to the tropical kiwi in taste, though less intense, it is quite hardy and easily grown from seed.  Both male and female plants are necessary for fruit production.  The sap of the vine is used to produce a rich sweet syrup (havested like maple syrup in the spring). The plants prefer a sandy loam in full sun or partial shade.  Hardy to -30F (-34.4C);   height: 25ft. (vine)

  Chinese Gooseberry (Tend Li Gen) Actinidia chinensis - Deciduous vine with fragrant white blooms that produce small edible fruits.  The fruit is eaten raw or used in producing jams, jellies, or dried for later use.  Both male and female plants are necessary for fruit production.  Fruits, leaves and roots have been used to treat kidney stones, rhuematism and cancer of the esophagus.  The plants prefer a well-drained sandy loam in full sun or partial shade.  This species is the parent of modern kiwi cultivars.  Growth is rapid and the plant will soon reach 20ft in length.  Hardy to 10F (-17.7C);  height: 30ft.

#3934    Packet   $16.00,  Approximately  5000 seeds

  Japanese kiwi (Variegated Kiwi) Actinidia kolomitka -  Deciduous vine with pretty white blooms producing sweet fruits which are eaten raw or used to produce jellies and jams.  Both male and female plants are needed to produce fruit.  The heart-shaped green leaves are splashed with pink and white and are often cooked and added to soups.  High in vitamin C (up to 5 times the amount contained in black currants). The plants prefer a well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade (fruit production is better in the sun).  Fruits are produced on second year wood. A very attractive and useful plant.  (Cats love this plant, so it may require some protection from them.)  Hardy to -30F (-34.4C); height: 30ft. (vine)

#3935  Packet, $19.00 each,  Approximately 5,000 seeds

ORDER EARLY!
 See TERMS

 
Back to VARIETY INDEX    Terms     HOME

If you have arrived in someone else's frame, or can not see all of the other information available on richfarmgarden.com Click on logo to enter from beginning