Actinidia arguta 'Weiki' , female
     
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common name: |
Bower Actinidia, Tara Vine 'Weiki' |
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decoration form: |
edible fruits,leaves |
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flowering months: |
VI |
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is evergreen: |
no |
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plants height: |
8-10 m |
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annual growth: |
2-3 m |
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aspect: |
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frost hardiness: |
zones 5A-8 |
A rampant growing (up to 8-10m tall) prolific female climber; needs a male form to pollinate. Blooms in June. In order to bear fruit a plant requires 150 days without frost. Berries ripen in October. If gathered unripe, they soften and mature when put in a bag together with fruits producing ethylene, e.g. apples, and kept at room temperature. It starts bearing fruit in its third or fourth year after planting. Berries are of about 3 cm length, green, with a reddish brown bloom. Attractive for its foliage - dark green, slightly lustrous leaves with red petioles. This variety sustains frosts up to -30oC.
Pruning is best done in late autumn or winter (before the vegetation period), or in summer after the stems have partially grown thick and woody; otherwise the vine will bleed sap.
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