
Kiwi
Kiwi
Pick a variety below to see its photos, chill hours, sizes and prices.
Which one
Every kiwi side by side
Same fruit, different seasons and different jobs. Pick the row that fits your ground and your calendar.
| The first self-fertile fuzzy kiwi, so one vine is enough, with egg-shaped fruit that has fuzzy brown skin and green flesh. The best bet in Arizona is a sheltered mid elevation spot with afternoon shade and steady water. In the low desert, heat, wind and alkaline soil scorch the leaves and yellow the vine, so expect a struggle. | The male partner for Vincent. It bears no fruit of its own, but one vine pollinates up to eight females. Plant it with Vincent where the pair can have afternoon shade, shelter from wind and acid-amended soil, which means mid elevation more than the low desert. | A well-regarded fuzzy-skinned kiwi bred for low chill, with sweet fruit, but it needs a male Tomuri vine nearby to crop. It fits the milder parts of mid elevation with shade, shelter and acid-amended soil. In the low desert, heat, wind and alkaline soil scorch leaves and yellow the vine, so give it afternoon shade and expect a struggle. | |
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| Harvest | Late September to October at mid elevation; may stall in low desert heat | Blooms April to May; bears no fruit | October to November at mid elevation; uncertain in low desert heat |
| Chill hours | 100 chill hours | 200 chill hours | 200 chill hours |
| Pollination | Self-fertile; a male such as Tomuri nearby can improve the crop | Male pollinator; one vine covers up to eight Vincent females | Needs a male such as Tomuri; one male serves up to eight vines |
| Mature size | Vine 15–20 ft; trellis or pergola, prune hard each winter | Vine 15–20 ft; trellis or pergola, prune each winter | Vine 15–25 ft; trellis or pergola, prune hard each winter |
| Cold | Cover while young | Cover while young | Cover while young |
| Heat | Needs afternoon shade | Needs afternoon shade | Needs afternoon shade |
| From | $21 | $21 | $20 |
More from this year's order
One standout variety of every other fruit in the order.
Anna Apple200 chill hours
Autumn Glo Apricot500 chill hours or less
Cot-N-Candy Aprium400 chill hours
20th Century Asian Pear300–400 chill hours
Bluecrop Northern Blueberry800 chill hours
Anne RaspberryUnder 500 chill hours
Bali Cherry400–700 chill hours
Red Lake Currant800–1200 chill hours
Black Jack Fig100 chill hours
President Grevy Lilac
Akebono Flowering Cherry
Goji BerryUnder 200 chill hours
Native & desert adapted shade trees
Not part of the fruit tree order. Each opens in a new tab with how to grow it.
Wholesale citrus
Citrus is ordered separately. Each opens in a new tab.
Diller Arizona sweet orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Diller’
Trovita sweet orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Trovita’
Parent Washington navel orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Parent Washington’
Fukumoto navel orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Fukumoto’
Lane Late navel orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Lane Late’
Cara Cara navel orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Cara Cara’
Valencia orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Valencia’
Moro blood orangeCitrus sinensis ‘Moro’

Blue palo verdeParkinsonia florida
Foothill palo verdeParkinsonia microphylla
Desert ironwoodOlneya tesota
Velvet mesquiteNeltuma velutina
Desert willowChilopsis linearis
Desert fernLysiloma watsonii
Willow acaciaAcacia salicina
Chitalpa× Chitalpa tashkentensis