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[Lon Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

D. Lotus is adapted to cooler conditions.  It also grows in colder areas than Kaki, which may be why it does well for you when kaki is less successful.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Nov 14, 2004, at 4:49 PM, Diane Whitehead wrote:

Hmm. Since they are both Asian, I wonder why my D. lotus fruits so readily while D. kaki doesn't. Maybe it isn't the lack of summer heat that stops the kaki from fruiting, but lack of sunshine. The Japanese trees I noticed were in open areas, like near farmhouses in Aomori Prefecture in northern Honshu. My tree is in a shady place.