Rubricaulis Kiwi (Actinidia rubricaulis)

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

Actinidia rubricaulis 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 from October to 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. Small and sweet. The ovoid fruit is dark green and hairless when fully ripe, it is about 1.6cm long, 1.3cm wide. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The ovoid fruit is dark green and hairless when fully ripe, it is about 1.6cm long, 1.3cm wide.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Hedges and woods in mountains, 1500 - 2300 metres in Yunnan. Broad-leaved forests at elevations of 300 - 2900 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)