WorldFloraDB - Actinidia arguta 'Hortgem Toru'

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous shrub.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
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Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	entomogamy
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Cultivation

Female, green-skinned, green-fleshed A. arguta. Origin: Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Auckland, by M.A. McNeilage, R.A. Beatson, and E.A. MacRae. AA01_01 × AA04_01; crossed 1987 by M.A. McNeilage; tested as C3C3; selected 1998. USPP 14,212; 7 Oct. 2003. Tree: Fruit: infructescences generally 3 fruit; small, length 34.8 mm, greater diameter 21.6 mm, lesser diameter 19.6 mm, 11.9 g; oblong-ovoid; shoulders round; stylar end slightly pointed, protruding; cross section circular-elliptical; skin edible, glossy green (RHS 137-141B), becoming dull when ripe; smooth, hairs absent; flesh green (RHS 137A-141B); core medium; yellow-green to green (RHS 150D-157B); sweet; aromatic; matures late February to early March in Te Puke, New Zealand.

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Germination duration (days)	60 - 90
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Minimum temperature (C°)	-30
Optimum temperature (C°)	12 - 25
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Synonyms

Actinidia arguta 'Hortgem Toru'

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