The kiwifruit (kiwi) has been around for more than 700 years? Our knowledge of the kiwifruit goes back to the Yang-tse river valley in China, where it was called “Yangtao.” The court of the great Khans considered the Yangtao to be a delicacy and it was cherishedfor its delicious flavor and emerald-green color. The small, brown, fuzzy “Yangtao” fruit (kiwi) grew wild on vines that wrapped around trees.