The topic of fruiting quince came up the other day when a friend shared just how productive his tree was shaping up to be this year. Everyone present enthusiastically chimed in with our own quince experiences, memories, and recipes. We all appeared to have had a grandmother with a quince growing in her garden, who would use the fall-gathered fruit for cooking, jellies, jams, to add oomph to apple pies and ciders, and for medicinal—sometimes even alcoholic—purposes! Though most varieties of quince need to be cooked to be enjoyed in our particular climate zone and are firm and astringent at harvest time, this fruit has an avid fan club and is adored for many reasons.
Question of the Week – Kiwi
07.08.2024 - 13:04 / hgic.clemson.edu
What kind of fruit is this?
These little fuzzy fruit are kiwis of the genus Actinidia, and were found growing on a hobby farm on Johns Island, SC. Kiwi hails from the grasslands of China and Russia. We normally think about kiwi being an Australian or New Zealand crop, as most of the production occurs there, though it is not their native range. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that kiwi was discovered and became a prized fruit. Read up on the history of kiwi here. In the mid-1980s, SC farmers were struggling, and the kiwi became the fruit that was all the rage. Several farmers and companies began investing in commercial kiwi farms along the coast of SC. Read Hanna Raskin’s article about the industry here. Remnants of those operations still exist today. Due to several factors, such as poor infrastructure and a few cold winters, the end came to the commercial kiwi industry in SC. Today there are several kiwi vines still growing in SC, and they actually produce fruit in most years. There are several varieties that are extremely cold-hardy. Perhaps we could get the kiwi industry going again in SC?
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