Glabra Kiwi (Actinidia glabra)

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

Actinidia glabra is a deciduous Climber growing to 13.5 m (44ft 3in). 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 - large. The fruit is up to 2.5cm long and 2cm wide. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked - large.; The fruit is up to 2.5cm long and 2cm wide.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets in Kwangsi. Growing into trees in dense mountain forests at elevations of 600 - 1300 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)