Our Variety Assessment
Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.
Issai is the hardy kiwi to choose when there is room for only one vine. Self-fertile, relatively compact and quick to bear, it produces small, sweet, smooth-skinned fruit that can be eaten whole. Another hardy kiwi can nevertheless improve yield and fruit size. The berries remain small and may ripen unevenly within the same cluster.
Issai
Price range: 19,00 € through 35,00 €
Issai is a smooth-skinned self-fertile kiwi, adapted to cooler climates.
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Issai is a self-fertile smooth-skinned kiwi. It is capable of producing very large crops.
Smooth-skinned kiwis can be eaten like apples – without having to remove the skin, which makes this type of kiwi ideal for packing as a snack for days out.
Variety characteristics
Variety origin
Japanese cultivar of Actinidia arguta, often presented as a self-fertile or partially self-fertile selection. Exact breeding date not found.
Origin
USDA zone
Flowering
Harvest period
Eating / keeping period
Use
Sweetness / acidity
Disease resistance
Self-fertility
Origin and identity
Parentage
Selection or hybrid of Actinidia arguta, exact parentage uncertain
Synonyms
Issaï, Issai
Growth and adaptation
Vigour and habit
Medium vigour, compact climbing habit, less exuberant growth than many other hardy kiwis
