I have this Arctic Kiwi plant in my yard. Actinidia arguta is the formal name, but it is also known as baby kiwi, dessert kiwi or cocktail kiwi. This is a vigorous vine that will climb on just about anything. It is now a huge plant in my yard.

I built a large trellis for it to grow on out of rebar, and it has covered that already. It’s now reaching its vines toward my apple trees and blueberry bushes. Grace and I have to literally go out every day to trim it back or it would engulf those plants. In some areas where this plant is invasive, it climbs up trees toward the sun and the weight of snow in the winter on the vines can actually cause trees to collapse. About every five years, it gives us fruit that tastes like kiwi but is about the size of a grape.

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