I have been growing kakis for 8 years in 6b/7a Maryland and the lowest they took has been -2F. I have not had any problem with spring freezes, just the standard lack of hardiness which I observe by the amount of dieback in the spring. Spring freezes seem to be more a problem further inland and are not as big an issue in MD and NJ. The worst year I had was two years ago when my Hachiya nearly died, it lost 2/3 of its branches. That year was not the year of the coldest temperature, I think +2F was the coldest it got that winter, but the overall amount of cold and wind was apparently worse. Hachiya is not very hardy and it probably should have died by now. So Steve I'm not exactly answering your question but I don't think spring freezes are our main problem, its just severity of the cold and wind. I have found all of my varieties completely hardy except Hachiya so I don't have much to add on varieties. I have half a dozen of the Wye varieties since they are known hardy on
the eastern shore of Maryland. One fruited this year, Aizu Michirazu, and I was impressed with the flavor.
Scott
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