Actinidia chinensis

Actinidia chinensis subsp. var.

Chinese gooseberry

Habit:		vine-climber
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	10ft20ft	15ft30ft
Height:	⇕	10 ft to 20 ft
Width:	⇔	15 ft to 30 ft
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moderate
Features:	✓	flowers, edible, fruit
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USDA Zones:		7 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	white

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Actinidia chinensis ^[1]^[2] is a fruit tree and medicinal plant ^[3] native to China. It is pollinated by bees.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Actinidia chinensis, Planch. Climbing, to 25 ft.: hairs of young branchlets and lvs. bright red; pith of branches lamellate: lvs. orbicular or oval, cordate, firm, 3-5 in. long, ciliate-serrulate, finally glabrous above and dark green, whitish beneath: fls. several, creamy white, l 1/2-2 in. across: fr. ovoid or subglobose, 1-2 in. long, hairy, edible. China.—The most beautiful of the actinidias with the largest fls. and a promising fruiting vine; the frs. have the flavor of a gooseberry. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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