Actinidia purpurea
This species of hardy kiwi stands out from the crowd because it produces coppery red colored kiwi fruit! It can be pollinated by Meader or any of the male Actinidia arguta. more->
Fern Hill Nursery and Botanical Sanctuary
Edible, medicinal, and native plants for the Pacific Northwest
We spent 13 years building an abundant fruit forest, annual veggie beds, perennial medicinal herbs, and a healthy mixed hardwood-coniferous forest and now we've sold our property to the next stewards so that we can begin a new homesteading project in Vermont closer to our best friends and their kids.
Don't worry - we plan to keep this website up and running so that our customers can reference what we've written about our plants!
We'll let you know once we re-start a farm in Vermont!
hardy kiwi
This hardy vine bears grape-sized kiwi fruit each fall, just when you need some vitamin C and a sweet, tart, tasty treat! Unlike the fuzzy kiwi, hardy kiwi fruits are smooth and hairless, so you can pop them right in your mouth.
In addition to sun, fertile soil, and a sturdy trellis, female vines need a male nearby to set fruit.
Actinidea arguta 'Meader'
This male variety will pollinate any Actinidia arguta (hardy kiwi), purpurea (hardy red), or deliciosa (fuzzy kiwi), but it won't likely pollinate A.... more->
Actinidea arguta var. cordifolia
This variety produces very well in our partly shady garden. A neighbor of ours has a vine that towers overhead, engulfing a fence and raining down fruit. more->
