- Grafted onto D. Lotus rootstock(standard).
- Large, oblong fruit with deep red-orange skin and deep orange flesh.
- Sweet, flavorful, astringent until soft-ripe.
- Translucent skin and jelly-like flesh.
- A ripe Hachiya is sweeter than Fuyu.
- Low chill hours, good choice for milder climates.
- The mature fruit can be left out in boxes at room temperature to ripen.
- It can also be dried while it is still firm and it will become sweet during the dehydration process.
- The tree is productive and highly ornamental with beautiful glossy green foliage in the summer and red, orange, and yellow fall foliage in the fall.
- Fruit requires hot summers for ripening.
- A good variety for drying and pickling.
- Self-fruitful.
- zones 7-10, 200 chill hours
- This fruit tree is shipped dormant and bare-rooted.
- Click here for information on how to plant bare-root trees
- VIDEO: How we ship bare root fruit trees to your door.
What is a Bare Root Fruit Tree?
A Bare root fruit tree is a 2-3 year old fruit tree which has been dormant for the winter. It is delivered to you without soil. The best time to plant bare root fruit trees is the end of the winter season. This gives your tree time to acclimate to it's environment before the warmth of spring comes.
Optimize Shipping: Shipping is calculated by box size. We can fit up to 8 bare-root fruit trees in a box. Multi-budded fruit trees and Jujube trees will count as 2 due to branching. Optimize your shipping by ordering multiple trees.
Protect your tree from sunburn, insects & rodents with PLANT GUARD tree paint & foliar spray.
Protect your roots from rodents with ROOT GUARD the original gopher wire basket.
Feed your fruit tree with Romeo Plant Food. This water-soluble fertilizer is great for in-ground or in-container growing.
