10/09/2026
Some cool fruit on display this weekend at Exotic Fruit Nursery in Lunenburg! Akebia quinata or Chocolate Vine (no, it does have nothing to do with chocolate) is ripening and the sausage-like purple fruit are dangling on our arbour. The fruit are edible and so sweet and refreshing. Akebias are cold hardy to USDA zone 4 and seem to do well in Nova Scotia but did not show any invasive 'taking over the world' tendencies at our orchard. An easy to grow and very unique climber that does not disappoint in taste and awesomeness. I will have the plants ready again next spring but am sold out at the moment. Lots of other unusual plants are still available and ready for fall planting at our nursery! We are open every Friday and Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sundays from 10am-3pm. https://www.exoticfruitnursery.ca