Actinidia callosa (Actinidia arisanensis)

Family: Actinidiaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Actinidia arisanensis is a deciduous Climber growing to 5 m (16ft 5in). It is frost tender. It is in flower from April to June, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Bees, insects. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is from 15 - 50mm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is from 15 - 50mm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets and forests, 1160 - 2260 metres in Taiwan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)