In their native China, kiwi vines grow in the Yangtze River valley in the north and Zhejiang Province in eastern China. According to legend, a missionary carried kiwi seeds to New Zealand from China ...

Dear Helen: The male and female kiwi vines (the fuzzy fruit kind) have flowered this year, and the vines’ prolific growth have caused the two plants to intermingle —- which has led to points of ...

If you have ever tried to identify a plant, you may have run across some strange words: monoecious and dioecious. What do these terms mean? Most plants have flowers that contain both male parts ...

Have you eaten any Chinese gooseberries lately? This exotic sounding edible treat has a more recognizable name, introduced to this country just 30 years ago by Frieda Caplan, a Los Angeles produce ...

A six-year-old male brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) named Manaia died Saturday, May 26, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. He had not exhibited any warning signs of clinical illness. Typically, kiwi are ...