Kwangsiensis Kiwi (Actinidia kwangsiensis)

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

Actinidia kwangsiensis is a deciduous Climber growing to 3 m (9ft 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 fruit is hairless and greenish-yellow or purple-red when fully ripe and up to 3cm in diameter. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is hairless and greenish-yellow or purple-red when fully ripe and up to 3cm in diameter.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Open thickets up to 1000 metres in Kwangsi. Climbing into trees in mountain forests at elevations of 900 - 2400 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)