Tetramera Kiwi (Actinidia tetramera)

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

Actinidia tetramera 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 October. 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. The ovoid hairless fruit is orange when fully ripe and up to 2cm 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 orange when fully ripe and up to 2cm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Mountain forests, thickets and moist places at elevations of 1100 - 2700 metres in Kansu, Shensi, W. Hupeh, Szechwan and Sikang. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)