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Kiwi

Actinidia deliciosa
Una vid leñosa vigorosa y de rápido crecimiento originaria de China, cultivada comercialmente en todo el mundo por sus frutos comestibles marrones y aterciopelados. Trepa 15-30 feet y puede llenar un emparrado de 200 sq. ft. con el tiempo, con grandes hojas redondeadas y flores crema ligeramente fragantes que se abren en madera del año anterior a finales de la primavera. Es dioica: debe cultivarse un polinizador masculino junto a las plantas femeninas para que cuaje el fruto.
Climate fit: narrow (17/100)
Structure
Edible
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
180-360" tall · 120" apart
Hardy in zones
8a-9b
cold to frosty winters
AHS heat range
6-11
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Cultivada comercialmente en todo el mundo por sus frutos comestibles marrones y aterciopelados; la pulpa agridulce madura a principios del otoño y se come cruda o añadida a ensaladas (Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder; NC State Plant Toolbox).

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/actinidia-deliciosa
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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