Kadsura coccinea - good to eat or not? (forum)

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The Chinese Kadsura flowers are opening now and since there are 2 or 3 plants all flowering at the same time they should achieve pollination and make fruit right?

However, can't find much information about what the fruits taste like or how good they are to eat. Please advise if you have already tasted these and if they are worth growing. Thank you.
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Time: 13th December 2017 10:51am

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Joel15 says...
The flowers are beautiful! Hope it doesn't take too long for mine to flower. Sorry that I don't have any useful information for you, they seem pretty uncommon in Aus. Hopefully a member from overseas can offer their opinion!

Time: 17th December 2017 12:24pm

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Linton says...
Hullo Joel, how you going...

the plants are flowering at about 3 - 4 years so you won't have long to wait. It's not often that we come across an exotic fruit plant like these that are very cold hardy and can grow well (and flower) in temperate zones like Melbourne and Adelaide.

They grow in the wild in Southern China and Northern Vietnam where they are called Na rung, meaning wild Na as distinct from the more common Na which is a different species altogether.

I asked a friend from Vietnam about the taste and he told me the Na fruit are very expensive there now. The white part in the centre is eaten and is nice and sweet and they don't eat the thick skin around it. Nice pictures of Na rung fruit here:

http://vietnamnet.vn/vn/kinh-doanh/thi-truong/na-rung-khung-nang-toi-4kg-tien-trieu-qua-406710.html

To be continued.....

Time: 18th December 2017 8:32pm

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Grant says...
Mmm... i had 3 of these growing but sadly 2 of them met with an untimely end. If anyone knows where I could get more seed or seedlings would be greatly appreciated

Time: 20th December 2017 5:42am

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Larpcheung says...
Sugar level at 8.5, each section with one large seed. You suck and eat the pulp but not even the skin of each section.
Taste varies depending on ripeness. Ripes from outside in. That is, the outer tastes better than inner.
Mild sweet with hint of sour.

Time: 3rd February 2018 1:12pm

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Celdirick says...
AliExpress is where yycan find the seeds

Time: 30th July 2018 3:24pm

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Anileve says...
Hi Grant.
You can find the Kadsura Coccinea and th e Kadsura Heteroclita seeds at: https://rarethingsforsale.com/shop/
Hope this helps.
Has anyone succeeded with these plants? Are they growing well? Has anyone managed to acclimate them?
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Time: 13th January 2019 8:02am

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Anileve says...
Few more information for Kadsura.
https://rarethingsforsale.com/kadsura-coccinea-fruits/

Time: 13th January 2019 8:04am

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Linton says...
Attention Anileve:

Dear Anileve how you going? Yes Kadsura coccinea is grown in Australia and they are easy to grow in Melbourne's temperate climate but don't seem to do quite so well in warmer zones.

My vines are currently flowering as it is summer over here. You can see more pictures of my plants on the site www.yumtrees.com

cheers!


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Time: 22nd January 2019 10:10am

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