Actinidia arguta
Bower Actinidia

Actinidia arguta - Vine Habit
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 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Greenish-white with purple-anthered flowers in summer, but they are inconspicuous as they are hidden by leaves)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous, unmarred, dark green leaves in summer); Yellow (Fall color not ornamentally important; little fall foliage coloration before dropping yellowish)
 Stem Notes:
Stout, brownish, glabrous, heavily lenticelled
 Fruit Notes:
Green (A 1.0" long greenish edible berry in the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
25-30 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
25-30 feet
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 Soil Notes:
Best in infertile soil to slow its growth
 Range:
Korea, Manchuria, and Japan
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate leaves, 3-5" long, with dentate margins and red petioles. Twining vine. Leaf scar raised and rounded like an eyeball.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Food/Edible 87
  • Wall Climber 15

    • Additional Information

    Requires a strong support. Dioecious. Flesh, seed, and fuzzless skin of fruit is edible, and has high vitamin C content. Rampant growth needs pruning. Japanese beetles have some attraction to the foliage.

    When Actinidia arguta has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    1 Actinidia arguta found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_00135*AHGRH

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