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Story: Kiwifruit

An unwanted weed

An unwanted weed

In some areas kiwifruit has escaped from the orchard, and in the Bay of Plenty in particular it has become a weed. It grows over and smothers native trees and shrubs at the edges of forests.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10040181
Photograph by Paul Barry Cashmere

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Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty. 'Kiwifruit', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kiwifruit/4/5