Actinidia arguta ‘Dumbarton Oaks’ (Female)
Actinidia arguta 'Dumbarton Oaks' has light green, flattish and ribbed kiwi fruit with a sweet flavour.
Actinidia arguta produces fragrant greenish white flowers followed by small, grape-sized fruit with smooth skin with a taste similar to but often sweeter than the large, fuzzy kiwis found in grocery stores of Actinidia deliciosa. ‘Dumbarton Oaks’ produces light green, flattish and ribbed fruit with sweet flavour. Produces 100+ pounds per year once mature. Harvest in fall. Requires ‘Hardy Male’ or ‘Issai’ as a pollinator’.
Common Name: Hardy Kiwi
Family: Actinidiaceae (The Actinidia Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade
Height: 10-15'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Vine
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Green
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodlands, mountain forests, streamsides and moist locations in eastern Asia, China and Japan.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin:
