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[Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>]

>  I'd suggest cutting off the lotus as it sounds like the lotus 
> rootstock is favoring itself and will likely abort the kaki. Once 
> cut off the kaki will most likely become more vigorus. Who knows you 
> might even get fruit.
>
> Jerry

I might be brave enough to do that tomorrow, as I don't eat the lotus 
fruit, and I don't think the birds or various furry fruit eaters like 
it much, either.  I will have to find a new home for the vines that 
use the D. lotus as their support - as I recall, I have one female 
kiwi, and Clematis montana on it, and maybe honeysuckle too. Moving 
them over to a bigleaf maple should put a bit more sunshine on the 
shaded kaki.

                Diane Whitehead