Fulvicoma Kiwi (Actinidia fulvicoma)

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

Actinidia fulvicoma 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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is up to 2.7cm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is up to 2.7cm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain slopes and valleys, sparse forests and thickets, in the shade or in the open at elevations of 100 - 1800 metres in S. China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)