50 Hardy Issai Arctic Grape Kiwi Fruit Tara Vine Seeds 

(Actinidia arguta )

Edible Large Grape Sized Fruit

The Self Fertile & Very Unique "Issai" Hardy Kiwi is a Very Rare Japanese Variety Prized for it's Heavy Crops of Large, Sweet and Delicious Fruit. 

Native to Eastern Siberia, Japan, China, Sakhalin, Korea and Kuril Islands. It is Commercially Vultivated in Canada, United States, New Chile, Zealand and Europe. The "Issai" Kiwi Grows on a Vine & is Exceptionally Sweet with a 20% Natural Sugar Content! It also has 8X's More Vitamin C than Oranges! This Variety Thrives Almost Anywhere, Except in Extremely Wet Soil. A Very Productive Vine that Grows up to 20' Long or More, but Growth is often so Rampant that this Vine, that in it's Native Habitat, can Climb to as Much as 100' into Large Trees. The Issai Kiwi's Enormous Vine can Bear up to 100 Pounds of Fruit per Plant Annually. It will Grow Rapidly so be Sure to have a Sturdy Support System Soon after Planting. This Species of Kiwi is Very Cold Tolerant & a Very Hardy Plant, Tolerating Temperatures Down to -20°F, but in it's "Younger Spring Growth" they are "Susceptible to Frost Damage" if they are Not Covered. Optimal Growth and Fruit Production with Issai Kiwi can be achieved in Zones 3-8.  Broad Deep Green Leaves 3-5" Long will emerge in Spring, with Scented Greenish-White Flowers will Bloom in June and Edible Grape-Sized Smooth-Skinned Fruits will Mature between September & October. It Tastes Similar to it's Larger-Fruited Relative, the True Kiwi, (Actinidia deliciosa), which can Not be Grown North of Zone 8 unlike these "Issai" Hardy Kiwi Vines which can Grow Great all the way to Zone 5, and has been said to be Far Sweeter than the kind we purchase in Grocery Stores. Being One of the Only Self-Pollinators, it Bears Long Fruit up to 1 1/4" Inch in Long & in Diameter. Much Needed Pollinators, such as Butterflies absolutely Love Issai Hardy Kiwi...and so will you.

  This Very Fast Growing Vine can be Grown Both for it's Beautiful Foliage and it's Fruit. It's Rapid Growth makes it Very Suitable for a Variety of Cover-Type Uses such as on a Trellis, Arbor, Patio Overhead, Fence, and Walls.

These Vines Grow Extremely Quick and Require a Strong Trellis for Support. Each Vine can Grow up to 20 Foot in a Single Season, given Ideal Growing Conditions are Provided. Hardy Kiwi Vines Consume Large Volumes of Water; and Need to be Grown in Well Drained & Acidic Soils to Prevent Root Rot. Lots of Water "as they dry out", but Never keep them "Soaked." They can "Also be Grown in Containers", however Optimal Fruit Production will not be reached.

Nutritional Value: Kiwi Berry is Loaded with Various Nutrients and Considered as a Healthy Snack and can Make a Great Smoothies as Pictured Above. It is Loaded with Antioxidants which have been thought to Reduce the Chances of Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and also has been known to Help Slow Down the Process of Ageing, Have 8X More Vitamin C than an Orange, and So Many More Vitamins the Issai Kiwi Berry is Considered a Super Food. These "Issai Hardy Kiwis" are the "Smooth Skin kind" in the Pictures. The Fuzzy Skin you see in the Smoothie picture is from a Regular (deliciosa) Kiwi like we can see in our Grocery Stores here in the US. "Issai Hardy Kiwis" are a Rare Tropical Species that has "Smooth Skin" that Never has to be Peeled. The Smoothie Picture with the (deliciosa) above is merely for "reference and descriptive measures only." 

Issai Kiwi Germination: 

Just like any other Tropical Seed, Patience is required with Kiwi seeds, but definitely worth the wait. Cold Stratify them by Storing them in a Moist medium (peat moss or vermiculite) placed in the Refrigerator at 45* degrees F* for the appx. 90 Days, then Sow them in seed starting mix at 70+ degrees F*. Use a heated propagator set to 75+ Degrees F* will Drastically Improve Germination Results and Helps to Speed up most Seed's Sprouting time. If there is no germination after a few weeks, just clean & re-refrigerate the seeds as they're still good. After 4-8 more weeks, take the seeds out again and keep your heated propagator under them in a warm space or environment. With the transition from cold (winter) to heat (spring), the period of dormancy has to be broken. In a lot of cases, multiple cold periods are Required to do so with Issai Kiwi seeds. It can be quite hard to get this variety to germinate so just be patient. They are "Definitely More than Worth the Wait" Considering Each Fruit Vine can Produce up to 100lbs of Fresh Kiwis Each Year!