The mystery of the Michigan State kiwi

Michigan State kiwi are hearty, delicious and nutritious. They also have no fuzz so you can eat them like grapes. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ROBERT WILLIAMS
Michigan State kiwi are hearty, delicious and nutritious. They also have no fuzz so you can eat them like grapes. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ROBERT WILLIAMS

EAST LANSING “ Here I am in Washington wondering, when Michigan’s climate and soil is a good match for these plants, why I don’t hear of anyone growing or talking about these amazing plants in Michigan,” he wrote in a fateful email to MSUToday. “ Or, more specifically, at MSU.”

The gauntlet had been thrown, and we were naively confident that we could find out where this plant came from, how it got …