I got the opportunity to sample several varieties of kiwi fruit this past weekend at “Kiwibob” Glanzman’s place.
Most people’s exposure to kiwi is the hard frozen fuzzy kiwi at the supermarket. That one is called Actinidia Deliciosa.
But there are 100s of other Actinidia species’. Kiwibob collects them and breeds them to create superior varieties.
Once you’ve tasted a good one, judging by my experience, you will be a convert 
This is fast becoming one of my favorite fruits! It has very few pests and the flavor/sweetness surpasses most other fruits.
This is a fruit well worthy of cultivation and collection. To my palate, it is as tasty as figs but much less widely collected or cultivated. The additional benefits are – no pests at least in my climate, easy to hybridize to create new varieties, very prolific, a large vine can produce 100s of lbs a year.
Actinidia Eriantha graft I did for Kiwibob a month or so ago. He has been trying to make copies of his single vine for years without success. I did 7 grafts with likely 5-6 successes.
Close up of graft
A profusion of Kiwifruit – both fuzzy and hardy
Actinidia Eriantha fruit
Inside of Melanandra
Several varieties of kiwis
The green one is a very early unknown. Exceptionally tasty, The Red is Actinidia Melanandra. It tastes exactly like Vitus Labrusca grape with similar sweetness. The fuzzy kiwi is Kiwi Gold “Koshin”.
Unknown Hardy Kiwi. Exceptional taste
