Asymmetrica Kiwi (Actinidia asymmetrica)

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

Actinidia asymmetrica 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 in 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.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit isgrayish-green when fully ripe and about 2.2cm long, 1cm wide[198, 266. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit isgrayish-green when fully ripe and about 2.2cm long, 1cm wide[198, 266.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain slopes around 1360 metres in Kwangsi. Low mountain forests, thickets, slopes and valleys at elevations around 1000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)