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>>I would add (also as an Italian) that a not so uncommon crop (not only in Sicily) has been in recent (last 20 or so) years kiwis. I was given the option of p
by onetimemanytime 7y ago
>>I would add (also as an Italian) that a not so uncommon crop (not only in Sicily) has been in recent (last 20 or so) years kiwis.
I was given the option of purchasing those kiwis with cold hardy rootstock though. So I guess grafted ones with the right rootstock survive. Same with oranges, mandarins, and lemons. Those with some sort of Russian rootstock all survived, those with Sicilian and Pugliese rootstock didn't.
- jaclaz 7y agoYep, they survive just fine in Italy (I have no idea of what breed or rootstock they use), Italy has become the second producer in the world, on par or surpassing New Zealand and only second to China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC Still, they taste IMHO different.