Actinidia kolomikta

Botanical Description

Actinidia kolomikta is a large, deciduous, climbing shrub producing one or more branched stems that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support or scramble over the ground, where it can form dense thickets[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1056 Title Genetic Resources of Kiwifruit: Domestication and Breeding Publication Horticultural Reviews; Vol. 33 Author A. Ross Ferguson; Hongwen Huang Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Year 2007 ISBN 978-0-471-73214-3 Description A very detailed look at the horticultural prospects of kiwifruits (Actinidia species). ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and is also cultivated for its fruits. It has a very good commercial potential, especially since it can be grown at higher latitudes than any other Actinidia species, even than Actinidia arguta[ 1056 Title Genetic Resources of Kiwifruit: Domestication and Breeding Publication Horticultural Reviews; Vol. 33 Author A. Ross Ferguson; Hongwen Huang Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Year 2007 ISBN 978-0-471-73214-3 Description A very detailed look at the horticultural prospects of kiwifruits (Actinidia species). ]. The fruits are often traded, and forms with superior fruits have been developed. It is also a very ornamental plant, there are some named varieties that have been selected for their variegated leaves.