The daikon of the time had no above-ground exposure, without any root showing above the ground, with significantly dark green leaves that have slits; and it is assumed that they were of an exceptionally late variety compared to the present-day Tokinashi daikon.
当時の大根は堀入で地上部に根部が露出する事なく、葉は著しく濃緑色で欠刻を有し、現在の時無大根に比べると、極めて晩生種であったと思われる。