The Hardy Arctic Kiwi is THE FRUIT OF THE FUTURE. Fruits are now being marketed and sold in produce stores. It has been accepted in the marketplace and the demand will be growing in the very near future for the small delicious fruits. The Hardy Kiwi, are native to the mountains and hills of southwestern China where they grow wild in trees and on bushes. The Hardy Kiwi was introduced to the United Kingdom, Europe, United States, and New Zealand between 1900 to 1910 from China. Commercial plantings were made in New Zealand about 1930 and have become widespread over the last 20-30 years. These plants have been tested in New Hampshire and upper New York State where they survived 25 degrees F below zero temperatures! Kiwi plants are attractive growers that require a sunny location, preferably with wind protection. They can be grown in different types of soils; however, the soil must be well drained. The vines take very little maintenance-just pruning and support to hold about 100 lbs. of fruit for a mature plant. Plant 10 to 20 ft. apart. They are hardy in zones 4-9. Kiwi plants are very pretty when used to cover a wall or fence or used in landscape design. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C and its use in recipes is endless. The hardy Kiwis ripen in mid to late September. Growing instructions included with each order. Two Hardy Kiwi Plants are necessary to get fruit, a male and female. Female Plant: Actinidia arguta Ken's Red. Named for the late New Zealand horticulturist Ken Nobbs, who created this unique variety, Ken's Red bears good crops of very large, sweet, and tasty fruit. A cross of two species of Hardy Kiwi, Ken's Red fruit has reddish purple skin and flesh. Male Plant: Actinidia 'Hardy Male'. Use as a pollinator for female selections. A beautiful vine on it's own! One male vine can pollinate several female vines.
C**U
Plants not rooted in pots and not labeled Male or Female
I honestly dislike that these are rooted cutting that were shoved in a larger pot. They look like kiwi plants and they are alive so no complaints there, especially since it was sent across the country during the middle of a pandemic. If the plants survive I will be posting a different review but they appear to have been plucked from a crowded rooting tray shoved in a pot and then shipped. On top of that they were not labeled Male or Female so I don't know which or which or if I even received a male and female plant. I wish the seller would of labeled them and actually rooted them in the pot in which they were shipped. As of right now highly disappointed especially from someone in the field of agriculture. But you get what you pay for......UpdatedMy plants are still alive and healthy so I am upping my review to 4 stars, my original thoughts on the product still stand but it is obviously good plant material.
N**N
Small plants on arrival, but look healthy.
6/2022: Last year the Pacific Northwest had a heatwave and we had a 107 and a 118 degree day. My male kiwi died. Of COURSE, this year is the first year the female flowered, and now I have no male to pollinate it. I came here to buy a new male (knowing I'll have to wait another 4-5 years to get it mature enough to flower), but they're unavailable...4/2021: the kiwis are strong and healthy. The male is beside the chicken watering trough and I dump the water onto the kiwi’s base every time I empty the trough. It doesn’t dry out all summer that way. The female is in my garden and gets watered along with my garden, so it doesn’t dry out either. These are quality plants. I haven’t had any flowers or fruit yet, but I’m hoping next year is the year! It’s been three years since I ordered and planted them.5/2018: The kiwis are really growing, and already sending out vines like a morning glory. They are very healthy and happy. I attached a photo of the female kiwi inside her mesh protection cage.3/2018:The kiwis are very small, about 4 inches tall, and just a few twigs. But it's March and they are just starting to bud with leaves, and they look healthy. I have planted the male and female along a fence on either side of a gate in my back garden, in full sun. I made circular cages out of hardware cloth to make sure the chickens can't get them. I am excited to see how they do. I planted them in a blend of mulch and the rich soil already there (rich because the chickens have lived back there for years).I will update this review to let you know how they do, but I don't expect kiwis for several years!
S**R
Strong Plants
These plants arrived quickly from the time I ordered them. Since I got them so late in the season, I decided to winter them indoors. I left them in the pots they came in and put them in the kitchen window, which faces south. They started growing like crazy, climbing up the window and around the blinds. I had a bunch of people over for Christmas and it got hot in the house so someone decided to open windows. That night all the leaves started wilting and within a couple weeks I had bare vines. I let them sit like that for a few more weeks and then started watering. Less than a week later I had a tiny leaf on the female plant. The following weeks, more I had more growth on the female, then the male finally started sprouting new leaves. The base of the plants now have bark and it looks like they'll be ready to transplant outdoors as soon as spring arrives.Update 5/18/2013Both plants survived the winter. I set both plants outside in the middle of April to start hardening them up. We had a couple frost and more than a few freezing nights and the plants tolerated it fine. Today I transplanted them to their permanent home. I dug out an area next to a fence and boxed it in. I layered newspaper on the bottom and 2 or 3 inches of soil and then planted them on top. Fastened some chicken wire around them and watered. Hopefully that'll keep the rabbits and other critters from eating them before they get a chance to take root and grow. We'll see how they look in a month or so.
M**N
Female plant was barely alive when received. Not successful in getting it to thrive
Female plant in dire condition when received. Unsuccessful in getting it to revive
E**K
Female Kiwi was not labeled- eek...
The plants seemed well packaged and they've been planted, but I have planted Several other kiwi vines in order to have fruit... I know that you need potentially several male plants to pollinate a female, but don't really know for Sure if any of these are female and if so, which one?? I'd prefer to know which vine the fruit will really be coming from, but most importantly if I'm able to rely on one of these plants Finally Actually being female??
N**Y
Looks healthy
Small but for the price a good deal. Waiting til it cools before it's permanent spot. Strawberries before from them did great.
J**E
worth the wait!!
I worried so much about these plants in transit. This is the 3rd time I have tried to order kiwi off amazon. 9greenbox used DHL for shipping and they held onto my green babies for 3 days over the weekend. I was sure they would be sad lil plants but they are so pretty. They sent me extra plants in case there were issues and all of them made it. the leaves are healthy and pretty and overall in good shape.I read some bad reviews for 9greenbox and I was concerned I would get sick or second rate plants. But these are happy lil babies exactly as they should be. The first photo is the kiwi and the second photo is the kiwi with the heavenly bamboo that I also ordered and will be leaving the same review for. I am very pleased, Thanks!!
A**H
These showed up looking a little sad. I'm giving 3 stars due to the fact ...
I did everything right here. These showed up looking a little sad. I'm giving 3 stars due to the fact that I can't write off human error. Im fairly positive no human error was involved on my part but, who knows. They got planted and just fizzled out. I'm not sure if it was a rough trip or what. It was fairly hot out when I had them shipped. I order quite a bit of plants and I'm pretty good at nursing them after a long journey. The green house always heals. These never came back. I did my research and tested my soil before even purchasing this product. Learned that conditions were pefect, even in winter, so I went for it. I was really looking forward to these. Maybe ill give it a go again next year and start them in a more controlled environment, possibly sooner.
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