Actinidia arguta and Actinidia rolomirta are both under the broad category of cold hardy kiwifruit. A. arguta tolerates temperatures to 25 degrees F, and A. rolomirta to 40 degrees F. Both species perform well in partial shade and may actually prefer 20 to 50 percent shade. Yield per plant varies with species and variety. 'Hayward" (A. deliciosa) yields from 25 to 200 pounds per plant, A. arguta yields from 50 to 100 pounds per plant.

Cold hardy kiwifruit are also distinguished from the fuzzy type by their smooth skins and much smaller fruit. A. arguta fruit size is in the range of 5 to 18 rams (90 to 25 fruit per pound), and fruit of A. rolomirta are even smaller. Once again, there are a good number of varieties available. Probably the most popular is 'Ananasnaya,' which is commonly called 'Anna.' With A. rolomirta, there is less acceptance of a winner for most popular variety, but the name 'Arctic Beauty' appears quite frequently. As with the A. deliciosa, all of these need a male plants to provide pollen. The one exception is the self-fertile variety 'Issai,' which tends to have small fruit (approximately 5 grams) and relatively low vine vigor.