Abbott

Variety of Kiwi · Actinidia deliciosa

Very early-flowering, aromatic kiwi with finely hairy skin.

🇳🇿 New Zealand 1920

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Medium, oval-elongated fruit (~65 g) with densely hairy skin and tasty green flesh.

Female cultivar, needs a male pollinator. One of the earliest-flowering cultivars.

Reliably high yield; the early bloom makes it prone to late frost.

Historic New Zealand standard, part of the Abbott/Allison group; today rarely grown commercially.

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