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Considered the best cultivar for commercial cultivation (Berry Kiwi, Mini Kiwi). Oval fruits, about 3 cm long and 2,5 cm across, with a brown red bloom when exposed to sunlight ,ripen in early October. They are very tasty and have an edible skin. It starts bearing fruit in the 3rd-4th year after planting. Sustains frosts up to –28^oC. It requires a warm sheltered site and moist but well drained, fertile ...

An attractive, prolific cultivar that sets fruit without pollination (parthenocarpic). Starts bearing fruit in the 1^st-2^nd year after planting. Its tasty, green, usually seedless fruit (Mini Kiwi) ripen in October and they have edible skin. Oval shaped, they reach 2.5-3.5 cm in lenght and 1.5-2.5 cm in width. Flowers borne in the second half of May till the beginning of June are usually set in threes at each internode, creamy-white, ...

American, prolific cultivar of tasty red fruit (Mini Kiwi) with edible skin, maturing in the first half of September. White flowers 1-2 cm in diameter borne in June. Berries are oval-shaped, slightly flattened, up to 3.5 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide, cherry-red both outside and inside.  Fruit attain the colouring in the final stage of ripening. Yields fruit in the 3^rd-4^th year. Sustains frosts up to -28^oC. Requires warm, ...

A Polish plentiful cultivar yielding tasty, aromatic berries with a pineapple flavour. Recommended for production plantations and house gardens.

A Polish cultivar yielding red, tasty, sweet fruit (Mini Kiwi). It's the earliest of all cultivars to ripen – it starts at the beginning of August and yields fruit until mid-September. Recommended for gardens as well as production plantations.

An excellent Czech cultivar yielding a bounty of tasty fruit, exceptionally large for this species. With its ornamental leaves and lemon scented flowers it is an attractive feature in any garden.

Perennial vine of therapeutic qualities, native to Southeast Asia. The usable parts of the plant are leaves and young shoots containing many vitamins and minerals such as selenium, magnesium, zinc, calcium, iron, potassium, manganese and phosphorus. Fresh and dried leaves are used in herbal infusions or as an additive in fruit teas or salads. Leaves and shoots can be acquired throughout the growing season. The plant thrives in rich soil, ...

Vigorous climber with edible fruits. Light green leaves turn yellow in autumn. It climbs by means of tendrils that twine round the support. Inconspicuous, fragrant flowers in May and June. Violet-mauve edible berries are borne in October. Undemanding, drought-tolerating, disease resistant and very frost hardy (down to -40^oC). Particularly useful for growing on high fences, screens, arbours and unsightly buildings.

A strong-growing cultivar of large, sweet-sour fruit ripening in May and June. Long-lived and frost hardy shrub. Recommended both for domestic gardens and production plantations.

A cultivar yielding interestingly coloured, dark fruit of delightfully sweet taste. The shrub does not produce root suckers.

A fruit shrub of additional decorative value. The cultivar has thornless shoots and yields large, tasty fruit ripening at the end of summer.

A cultivar recommended especially for its large fruit used for culinary and processing purposes. This spreading shrub of rounded habit has pretty silvery leaves and light-orange fruit. Ideal for urban greenery.

A strong-growing cultivar of large, tasty, sour-sweet fruit ripening in May and June. Long-lived and frost hardy.

A Polish plentiful cultivar, recommended as one of the best for production plantations. Easy to maintain, undemanding and disease resistant. Yields fruit early.

A shrub yielding tasty, sour-sweet berries ripening in May and June. First fruit set in the 2^nd or 3^rd year after planting. Long-lived and frost hardy. Recommended for amateur cultivation in domestic gardens.

A smallish shrub of decorative flowers and fragrant, bountiful fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. 

A smallish shrub of decorative flowers and fragrant fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. 

An unusual shrub, raised as a crossing between raspberry and blackberry, of large, juicy, delicious fruit and thornless stems. Undemanding and easy in maintenance. Perfect for house gardens and leisure areas.

A highly valuable, resistant and undemanding shrub recommended for all types of house gardens. Well-adjusted to urban conditions. 

A valuable, resistant and undemanding shrub recommended for all types of house gardens. Well-adjusted to urban conditions.