We live in the Pacific Northwest and planted the Kiwi variety commercially called Hayward. This is the large fuzzy brown variety. In our experience, this variety is not very winter hardy. We recommend a variety called “hardy Kiwi” (A. arguta) or Artic Beauty (A. kolomikta) or Silver Vine (A. polygama). If you live in a . . . → Read More: Raising and Storing Kiwi