Fortunatii Kiwi (Actinidia fortunatii)

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

Actinidia fortunatii is a deciduous Climber growing to 10 m (32ft 10in). It is frost tender. It is in flower from May 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. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The cylindrical fruit is grayish-green when fully ripe and up to 2cm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The cylindrical fruit is grayish-green when fully ripe and up to 2cm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

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