kiwifruit
History
Kiwifruit is native to north-central and eastern China. The fruit became popular with American servicemen stationed in New Zealand during World War II and later exported to California using the names "Chinese gooseberry" and "melonette".
In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling it "kiwifruit" to give it more market appeal, and a California-based importer named Frieda Caplan subsequently used that name when introducing the fruit to the American market.
Although kiwifruit is a national fruit of China, until recently, China was not a major producing country of kiwifruit, as it was traditionally collected from the wild.
In the 1930s, Hayward Wright, a pioneer horticulturalist, was selected and propagated and kiwifruit came that produced great flavoursome fruits with excellent keeping qualities. It has become popular with growers, and selections from this cultivar now form the basis of the kiwifruit industry.
Our kiwi production amounts to 150 tons, according to our measurements kiwi production in 2021 will exceed 250 tons.
with great experience in kiwifruit cultivation Dimitriou family cultivates and traded kiwifruit since 1994.
Kiwifruit is native to north-central and eastern China. The fruit became popular with American servicemen stationed in New Zealand during World War II and later exported to California using the names "Chinese gooseberry" and "melonette".In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling it "kiwifruit" to give it more market appeal, and a California-based importer named Frieda Caplan subsequently used that name when introducing the fruit to the American market.
Although kiwifruit is a national fruit of China, until recently, China was not a major producing country of kiwifruit, as it was traditionally collected from the wild.
In the 1930s, Hayward Wright, a pioneer horticulturalist, was selected and propagated and kiwifruit came that produced great flavoursome fruits with excellent keeping qualities. It has become popular with growers, and selections from this cultivar now form the basis of the kiwifruit industry.
Our kiwi production amounts to 150 tons, according to our measurements kiwi production in 2021 will exceed 250 tons.
with great experience in kiwifruit cultivation Dimitriou family cultivates and traded kiwifruit since 1994.
