Coriacea Kiwi (Actinidia coriacea)

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

Actinidia coriacea is an evergreen Climber growing to 8 m (26ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from May to June. 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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. Small but very juicy and full of seeds. The fruit is up to 2cm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Small but very juicy and full of seeds.; The fruit is up to 2cm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Hedges and woods. Thickets, 200 - 1000 metres from Kweichow and Szechuan to N.W. Yunnan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)