Sabiifolia Kiwi (Actinidia sabiifolia)

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

Actinidia sabiifolia is a deciduous Climber growing to 5 m (16ft 5in). 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, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The ovoid hairless fruit is dark green when fuly ripe and up to 18mm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The ovoid hairless fruit is dark green when fuly ripe and up to 18mm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain forests in Kwangtung, Kwangsi and Fukien. Sparse forests on mountain slopes or summits at elevations above 1000 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)