We added arctic kiwi plants a few years ago, knowing that it could be several years before we harvest fruit from these plants. Many Arctic Kiwi plants can be successful during very cold winters One tricky thing about most arctic kiwi plants is the fact that you need both male and female plants of the correct types to get a crop. We have three or four varieties of arctic kiwi and one variety didn't have a mate. This one is the Arctic Beauty (Actinidia Kolomikta) variety. Last year I thought we had found a good set of plants to add to the lone Arctic Beauty but the plants, ordered online without thoroughly checking the plant company, were a disappointment. These plants were tiny, arrived in terrible shape and only one survived the winter. About a month ago I decided to try again and found a new to me company to try. This company is called One Green World. Those plants arrived yesterday and they are WONDERFUL plants. Large, best packaged/shipped plants I've ever seen. The prices were very reasonable too. Hopefully now we have all that is needed to get fruit from these fantastic plants.
Very happy with these kiwi plants from One Green World.
Best packaging we've had from an online nursery.
Besides Arctic Beauty the other kiwi plants we have are ISSAI Arctic Kiwi (Actinida arguta) and Actinidia deliciosa 'Jenny' and un- named male. There might be one more type out there in the garden but now everyone who needs a "mate" plant has at least one.
The new issue we have is that these vines are going crazy and need to be sent in the directions we need them to go. I'm going to need to add trellising, fencing or an arched fence in the chicken yard to have these head that way rather than into one of the veg. garden areas. Thankfully the arctic kiwi plants are not bothered by the chickens and ducks!
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