Our Variety Assessment
Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.
Hayward remains the standard cultivar for producing the familiar large green kiwifruit. The fruit has good flavour, generous size and excellent storage ability after harvest. The trade-offs are a very vigorous vine and late ripening, requiring a warm sheltered position and strong training system. Hayward is female and needs a suitable male such as Tomuri nearby.
Hayward
Price range: 19,00 € through 35,00 €
Hayward is a popular large-fruited female kiwi variety,
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Hayward is one of the most popular of the fuzzy or large-fruited kiwis – the kind you usually find on sale in supermarkets. This species is twice the size of the smooth-skinned species, but the rough skin is not edible and the fruits are usually peeled before eating.
Variety characteristics
Variety origin
New Zealand variety selected by Hayward Wright at Avondale, near Auckland, in 1928. Formerly known as Wright’s Large Oval, it became the major world reference for green kiwifruit.
Origin
Period of origin
USDA zone
Flowering
Harvest period
Eating / keeping period
Use
Sweetness / acidity
Disease resistance
Self-fertility
Origin and identity
Parentage
Chance seedling of Actinidia deliciosa
Synonyms
Wright’s Large Oval, Hayward
Growth and adaptation
Vigour and habit
Very vigorous, twining climbing habit, powerful growth requiring support training
