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Kiwifruit vines

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Kiwifruit vines

Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) plants are strong, long-lived vines which wrap around horizontal structures for support. They lose their large, round leaves each winter.

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Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, Kiwifruit – The hairy berry, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17715/kiwifruit-vines (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, published 1 March 2009.