Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Anna Hardy Kiwi (Female) Bareroot

Species: Actinidia arguta

History: Anna (aka Ananasnaya or Michurin's Pineapple) was created by Soviet plant breeder I.V. Michurin likely in the late 1800s or early 1900s. He created Anna, along with many other varieties, with the goal of breeding high-yielding plants of better quality that are more cold hardy. The flavour is reminiscent of pineapple so he named it Ananasnaya after the genus Ananas (which includes pineapples) and 'naya', a feminine suffix in Russian. Shortened to 'Anna' in North America, this variety remains commercially popular for its easy growth and propagation and reliable crops. 

Why We Grow It: Anna produces kiwis with a distinct red blush (with enough sun exposure) that are sweet with a little tartness. The flavour is tropical with hints of pineapple and citrus. These vigorous vines require a trellis or other support to climb across. Make sure you have a suitable support in place, a mature plant can produce over 50lb of fruit in one season!

$21.00

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Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, juice, cooking, baking

Fruit Size: Medium to Large

Storage: Keeps up to two months in the fridge if picked before ripe

Harvest: September

Plant Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

Soil Preferance: Prefers well-drained soil, and average to moist conditions. Does not tolerate wet conditions, but is drought tolerant.

Flowering Time:

Pollination Requirements: Requires a male pollination partner like Meader to produce fruit. Hardy kiwis and Arctic kiwis do not cross-pollinate.

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full Sun or Partial Shade (approx. 6-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Vine reaches up to 30ft long, grows vigorously and can produce up to 50lb of fruit per year. Generally few issues with pest or disease.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of plants picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

When Will My Order Be Ready?

Most of our bareroot plants and tubers are only available for spring planting! Only bareroot apples and pears are available for fall planting.

Spring orders are generally ready to be picked up or shipped out anywhere from late March to late May! We will be in touch in the spring once your order is ready to go. Orders placed in the spring might not be ready for 1-2 weeks as this is a very busy time of year for us.

Arctic and Hardy Kiwis are divided into the following grades:
• 1 year plant - pruned to ~15cm
• 2 year plant - pruned to ~30cm, extensive roots
• 3 year plant - pruned to ~45cm, extensive roots

There is some overlap in size since we are also taking the age of the plants into account. Some older plants may not have put on quite as much vegetative growth but will have larger root systems.

Unless specified, heights exclude the roots since seedlings and some berries will often have a lot of root growth but relatively little vegetative growth (ex. our Shagbark Hickories seedlings are often 5-15cm above the soil but will have roots that reach 20cm+ in length).

Not all of our berries and seedlings will be available in all of these grades since growth rate can vary significantly across species and even varieties. While we remain competitive in our plant size, it's also worth noting we don't use synthetic chemicals to push vegetative growth, therefore you may find conventional nursery stock larger in some instances comparatively.

Why plant small? It's best to transplant when a plant is young so it can establish its roots before it has a lot of vegetative growth. This is much less stressful on it and bareroot plants tend to catch up and even surpass larger potted ones planted at the same time, after a few years.

Orders that are cancelled last minute due to size (being "too small"), will still incur the applicable cancellation fees if the plants are true to our grading standards as per the agreement of sale when the order was placed.

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