Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Meader Hardy Kiwi (Male) Bareroot

Species: Actinidia arguta

History: Meader hardy kiwi likely originated in Korea and was brought back to New Hampshire by botanist Edmund Meader, after whom it was named, in the 1960s. Meader has become one of the most common varieties of hardy kiwi since.

Why We Grow It: Meader is a male hardy kiwi, making it excellent for pollinating female varieties like Geneva and increasing pollination for Issai. Meader produces lovely flowers, but no fruit.

Interested in some more in depth info? Check out this article from the Maine Organic Gardeners and Farmers Association. 

$29.00

Size

15 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Pollination

Fruit Size: n/a

Storage: n/a

Harvest:

Tree 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: Meader will pollinate cross-pollinate with female varieties so they can produce fruit and can help improve fruit set and quality for self-pollinating varieties. One Meader plant will pollinate up to eight female plants. 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, vigorous and generally disease resistant

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 trees 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.

Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

Meader Hardy Kiwi (Male)

Meader Hardy Kiwi (Male) Bareroot

$29.00

$29.00

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