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Japanese Skimmia (Skimmia japonica)
Family: Rutaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Vase.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.
Habitat & North American Range
Woods, sometimes as an epiphyte on old Cryptomeria spp trees, in C. and S. Japan. (Zone 6, Zone 7)