Japanese Kadsura (Kadsura japonica)

Family: Schisandraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Kadsura japonica is an evergreen Climber growing to 3.5 m (11ft 6in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from June to September. 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). . 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 fruit is up to 6mm long. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is up to 6mm long.

Habitat & North American Range

Climbs trees in woodlands. Forests and slopes at elevaions of 500 - 2000 metres in Fujian and Taiwan Provinces, China. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)