KZ11 is a unique variety that has always topped consumer tests.
It has a rough hard skin and thus a low respiration rate-it will sit at ambient temperatures ready to eat for many weeks. Unlike the other gold varieties that go from ‘ready to eat’ to over ripe in a matter of days. It has superb flesh colour and taste. Unlike others it has a recessed stylar end [like an apple]
It is an early fruit picked March in NZ but unusual for an early fruit it is an excellent keeper. From a production point of view it is about average for a gold fruit –less tonnage than KZ02 or KZ3 which are both above average. Some might consider its appearance ugly but really the looks can be a tremendous advantage as it cannot be confused with others. Fruit averages around 105 grams, considered by some to be the preferred size.
This varietal is in our Varieties for Tomorrow.
Varieties that are available for UPOV protection. There are time constraints for some varieties. The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland).
See all of the Varieties for Tomorrow.
The two most popular varieties of kiwifruit are Actinidia Deliciosa ( green-fleshed kiwifruit ) and Actinidia Chinensis ( gold-fleshed kiwifruit ). Aside from the flesh color, golden kiwi are softer, sweeter, less hairy, and are known to fetch better prices than their green counterparts, such as the popular Hayward variety.
Females are the fruiting plants.
Males are non-fruiting but needed for pollination because Varieties flower at different times and require a compatible Male.
We offer kiwifruit with different ripening seasons to leverage your marketability. For example, our South African partners favor two varieties with early ripening season, which allows them to be sold in the European market before Zespri's fruit arrive.
The percentage of dry matter in the fruit.
The ripe fruit is sliced, weighed and put in a dryer for 24 hours to remove moisture. The DM is compared with earlier weight and expressed as a percentage.
Production per canopy hectare (tonnes).
Describes what Plant Variety Rights (PVRs) the varietal already has protected, and in which territories.
Indicates where Plant Variety Rights (PVRs) are available for protection.
