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ADD TO CART - We ship books and supplies year around! We will begin shipping potted plants again in the fall. We will ship again in September though November at the appropriate time for fall planting in your area. We only guarantee and recommend Fall Shipping for those of you in USDA Zones 6-10. People in harsh winter areas should wait until spring to plant. Placing and paying for your order now will save you money by locking in current 2010 prices and shipping costs.
RESERVE FOR NEXT SPRING - About bare root plants: Most of our fruit trees and many of our berries are only available bare root. They will not be available for shipment to you until Spring of 2011, however you can ORDER THEM NOW and lock in current prices and shipping rates. We also offer the option of ordering potted plants for delivery next spring. All of these items are designated as RESERVE FOR NEXT SPRING. If you order both items that will be shipped now or in the fall and items for next spring, they will be itemized separately on your order and you will be charged separate shipping for each.
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20 varieties are available.
Click on product photo or the "Full Description" icon for the full product description. Prices in red are sale prices. Note - Reserve items will be shown separately on your order form.
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H420 Anna. female arguta kiwi
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each) Easy to grow, loaded with fruit. Developed in Russia by renowned plant breeder I.V. Michurin. It is a beautiful vigorous vine that produces thousands of delicious kiwi flavored sweet fruit at Raintree every autumn. The name means pineapple-like in Russian, named for its fabulously fruity flavor. It is the easiest to grow and most productive of all the hardy kiwis. Needs male arguta to pollinate. full description
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FH420 Annanasnaja female kiwi (Fall Ship)
 Easy to grow, loaded with fruit. Developed in Russia by renowned plant breeder I.V. Michurin. It is a beautiful vigorous vine that produces thousands of delicious kiwi flavored sweet fruit at Raintree every autumn. The name means pineapple-like in Russian, named for its fabulously fruity flavor. It is the easiest to grow and most productive of all the hardy kiwis. Needs male arguta to pollinate. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 5 to 9
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FH500 Arctic Beauty kolo. male (Fall Ship )
 The male Arctic Beauty vine is noted for its striking ornamental pink, white and green variegated leaves, though the female also has some variegation. It takes a few years before the colors begin so don’t visit the optometrist yet. It rates among the best backyard ornamentals from Vladivostok to Kalamazoo. The male doesn’t produce fruit but pollinizes the productive female. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 3 to 9
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H500 Arctic Beauty. kolomikta male kiwi
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each) The male Arctic Beauty vine is noted for its striking ornamental pink, white and green variegated leaves, though the female also has some variegation. It takes a few years before the colors begin so don’t visit the optometrist yet. It rates among the best backyard ornamentals from Vladivostok to Kalamazoo. The male doesn’t produce fruit but pollinizes the productive female. You will need the female H480-Female Kolomikta for fruit. We offer one gallon pots. full description
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H426 Chang Bai Hardy Kiwi (Female)
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each)
This seedling of cultivar 'Qui' Qui was selected near the border of North Korea from the wild near Chang Bai Mountain Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agriculture. We offer Chang Bai because it is very productive and flavorful, the green fruit has a unique almost heart shape. Its from a cold mountainous region and should be as winter hardy as other hardy kiwis. Needs male arguta kiwi for pollination. full description
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H422 Dumbarton Oaks Arguta female Kiwi
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each)
What makes this sweet, heavy producing, hardy kiwi unique is that is ripens in September, a full month before Ananasnaja. The fruit is of medium size and somewhat ribbed, like a little green pumpkin. All Arguta females can be pollinized by Arguta 'male'. A selection from the elegant Dumbarton Oaks Estate in Washington D.C.'s Georgetown. full description
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FH422 Dumbarton Oaks (Fem) arguta kiwi (Fall Ship)
 What makes this sweet, heavy producing, hardy kiwi unique is that is ripens in September, a full month before Ananasnaja. The fruit is of medium size and somewhat ribbed, like a little green pumpkin. All Arguta females can be pollinized by male Arguta. A selection from the elegant Dumbarton Oaks Estate in Washington D.C.'s Georgetown. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 5 to 9
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H370 Exbury fuzzy kiwi
 This fuzzy kiwi from England regularly produces huge quantities of delicious fuzzy kiwis even in our climate where other fuzzy kiwis fail. The sweet fruit is smaller than store bought kiwis and ripens late in the season staying on the plant and edible after frosts. In England it is reportedly self fertile but we cannot verify that here since it is planted near fuzzy males, so we recommend a male pollinizer. full description
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FH370 Exbury Fuzzy Kiwi (Fall Ship)
 This fuzzy kiwi from England regularly produces huge quantities of delicious fuzzy kiwis even in our climate where other fuzzy kiwis fail. The sweet fruit is smaller than store bought kiwis and ripens late in the season staying on the plant and edible after frosts. In England it is reportedly self fertile but we cannot verify that here since it is planted near fuzzy males, so we recommend a male pollinizer. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 7 to 9
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H380 Fuzzy male kiwi
 These bloom over a long period and are a good pollinizer for fuzzy females, but not for kolomiktas. full description
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S240 Growing Kiwi Fruit
 20 pages, Oregon State University
Covers all aspects of kiwi growing, pruning, trellising, harvest and storage. Includes all types of kiwis including fuzzy and hardy kiwis. Great home or commerical growers guide. full description
Raintree Low Price: $4.50
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H440 Hardy Male arguta
 The pollinizer for the Annasnaja, Jumbo and Ken's Red female. One male will pollinate up to eight arguta females. The male doesn’t produce fruit. full description
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H430 Jumbo arguta hardy female
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each) A new variety from Italy with fruit twice the size of Annasnaja. The fruit is sweet and tasty. Like the others it needs a male arguta pollinize. full description
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FH430 Jumbo arguta kiwi (Fall Ship)
 Hardy Female-A new variety from Italy with fruit twice the size of Annasnaja. The fruit is sweet and tasty. Like the others it needs a male arguta pollinize. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 5 to 7
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H425 Ken's Red arguta female
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each)
A new hardy A. arguta x melanandra kiwi producing cherry sized fruits with red skin and flesh which is sweet and delicious. Need male arguta for pollination. full description
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FH425 Ken's Red arguta kiwi (Fall Ship)
 A new hardy A. arguta x melanandra kiwi producing cherry sized fruits with red skin and flesh which is sweet and delicious. Need male arguta for pollination. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 5 to 7
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FH435 Michigan State Arguta Female Kiwi (Fall Ship)
 (Actinidia arguta 'Michigan State') A very large, sweet, selection. Like others it needs a male arguta pollinizer. full description
Raintree Low Price: $19.95
Climate Zones: 5 to 9
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H435 Michigan State Arguta kiwi (female)
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each)
(Actinidia arguta 'Michigan State') A very large, sweet, selection. Like others it needs a male arguta pollinizer. full description
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H375 Saanichton Fuzzy female kiwi
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each)
Similar to the fuzzy kiwi that you buy in the store. However, it is more winter hardy (to about 5 degrees F) and it is successfully grown from California to as far north as Vancouver, Canada, since it ripens a couple of weeks before the variety Hayward.
It is a large sweet fruit, heavily productive and easy to peel. (Fuzzy female kiwis can be pollinized by the Male Fuzzy (H380). full description
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H480 Sept. Sun kolomikta fem. kiwi ™
($19.95 Each; 3 or more $17.50 Each)
Growers in moderate or very cold climates can enjoy fruit with the same delectable kiwi flavor. This attractive vine produces delicious fruit you can pop from the vine into your mouth. The fruit is about the size of an Arguta but with a narrower oblong shape. This new variety has variegated foliage previously reserved for the male. Needs H500-Kolomikta Male to pollinize. full description
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