Melliana Kiwi (Actinidia melliana)

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

Actinidia melliana is a deciduous Climber growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). It is frost tender. It is 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. The plant is not self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is hairless when fully ripe and up to 2.2cm long by 1.5cm wide. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is hairless when fully ripe and up to 2.2cm long by 1.5cm wide.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain forests and thickets at elevations of 200 - 1350 metres in Kwangsi, Kiangsi, Kwangtung and Hainan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)