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[Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>]

I have a D. kaki (Ichi ki kei jiro) that has been bearing for a few 
years. It is my only D kaki, although we have numerous wild D. 
virginiana around. My kaki has always produced seedless fruit.

This year I found 1 seed in a fruit. I don't know if it is viable, but I 
would like to try to germinate it. I am suspecting if it is viable, it 
will produce a hybrid. Does anyone know if these closely related species 
(kaki and virginiana) hybridize?

Question- can I use D. kaki (or hybrid) rootstock for grafting kaki 
varieties.? Is there any advantage/ disadvantage to using D. kaki ( 
compared to D. virginiana) as rootstock?  I am in zone 7.

Thanks,

Betsy Hilborn
7a central NC