Sudachi

Specialty citrusAvailable

A yuzu relative used green and sharply acid, the sour note in Japanese cooking. A culinary specialty, not a dessert fruit; valued for the same reason as yuzu, picked earlier and greener.

Across the consideration criteria

How it grows

Cold hardiness: 12°F
Ripening: Early-season
Vigor: Variable (Papeda-Derived = Vigorous + Thorny)
Disease tolerance: Moderate
Drainage need: Well
Soil pH: 6–7.5
Graft requirement: Graft Required
US availability: Available

Considerations

Cold hardiness12°F

TenderCold-hardy

Canopy killed at about 12°F.

Heat to ripenLow

Low heatHigh heat

Needs low heat to colour and sweeten.

Maturity seasonEarly

EarlyLate

Early-season fruit (Aug-Oct (used green)).

VigorHigh

LowHigh

variable (papeda-derived = vigorous + thorny)

Soil pH preference6–7.5

4.58.5

Prefers a pH band of 6–7.5.

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