SC - Kiwifruit
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Tue May 16 21:35:53 PDT 2000
In a message dated 5/16/00 11:17:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, phil at spis.co.nz
writes:
<< Do bear in mind that modern breeding programs have resulted in
fruit that are significantly different to the original form. >>
Hardier varieties of the Chinese Gooseberry that survive northern winters
have small fruit to an inch long. These plants while not exactly the same as
the wild species come close to early varieties so far as size and flavor of
the fruit, IIRC.
It is correct that they were renamed kiwi fruit to aid in marketing the fruit.
Ras
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