I am looking forward to trying out Hardy Kiwi!
You will need at least one female and one male plant in order to produce fruit. Only the female will produce fruit but the male will lend a nice ornamental touch to your garden. It can take a couple of years to get fruit production depending on the age of the plants you've purchased.
The variety I purchased for my garden is Actinidia, Anna (female) and Meader (male), which according to my local nursery, are hardy in our zone. I did find differing opinions on the hardiness zones for the variety I've purchased, one says zone 6-9 the other zone 4-9.
Description 1: Tasty grape-sized 1" kiwi fruits. Inside the unfuzzy skin, the fruit is emerald green with small black seeds. Fruit ripens on the female vine: male vine is a lovely ornamental climbing vine. Hardy kiwi are actually sweeter than regular kiwi fruits. Ripens in fall. Zones: 6-9. One plant Hardy Green Male Meader and one plant Hardy Green Female Anna.
Description 2: They can be grown in different types of soils; however, the soil must be well drained
They are hardy in zones 4-9, surviving temperatures down to 25 degrees F below zero temperatures! Kiwi plants are attractive growers that require a sunny location, preferably with wind protection. The vines take very little maintenance-just pruning and support to hold about 100 lbs. of fruit for a mature plant. Plant 10 to 20 ft. apart. They are very pretty when used to cover a wall or fence or used in landscape design. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C and its use in recipes is endless. They ripen in mid to late September. Female plant: Actinidia arguta 'Anna' (Ananasnaya). An outstandingly reliable bearer of relatively large fruit. Male Plant: Actinidia arguta 'Meader'. Use as a pollinator for female
