@BrownThumb – I’d echo what @ncdabbler wrote. I’d be happy to graft scions from the big old tree to one of mine. The graft should produce fruit in about 2 years. p.s. Where are you?
@scottfsmith – He said that the flesh doesn’t turn dark, so it’s not a full PVNA such as Chocolate.
@GrapeNut – I must have missed it – how do we know that there is no nearby Kaki pollinator?
I found a tag that was on the tree I planted. The disappointing tree.
“Imported from Japan in 1870 by the USDA” Yes, 1870!
The bark differences are typical of a graft of some sort. That looks more like a chip bud scar than some other form of graft.
I agree with @Fusion_power.
You really need to get some wood from the original and get it grafted. Somebody offered to do it above. You can collect wood any time starting now until August (cut off the leaves right away), or in January.
yes, its grafted. Send me 4 cuttings of your tree and I can graft it here in CA. I have Giant Fuyu, Hyakume, Matsumoto, Chocolate, Coffecake grafted on the tree so it should be easy to compare your branch to my others which should fruit next year.
