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Iron Head

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Let's talk about persimmons.
I live in Western Washington and have a few varieties of Asian Persimmons.
I have Saijo, Great Wall, Izu, and Coffee Cake.
This fall I have my first successfully ripen crop of Saijo and Izu and I am expecting to see a full crop of all 4 next year.
So what you guys got for persimmons?
Oh, my persimmons are all on D. Lotus rootstock and I'm also experimenting on propagation and grafting.
 
only thing i know about them is if you eat one before it is ripe you're face will fall in your head.
good eating when ripe though.
That's only valid for the astringent type.
My Saijo is the astringent type and they are wonderful balls of honey right now.
There are 4 types of persimmons, astringent, non-astringent, pollination-variant, and pollination-constant.
Of all the fruit trees I have, persimmons are the most intriguing.
My ultimate goal is to try and develop a new variety for cold climate.
This means I will most likely start collecting some American varieties for hybridization.
 
That's only valid for the astringent type.
My Saijo is the astringent type and they are wonderful balls of honey right now.
There are 4 types of persimmons, astringent, non-astringent, pollination-variant, and pollination-constant.
Of all the fruit trees I have, persimmons are the most intriguing.
My ultimate goal is to try and develop a new variety for cold climate.
This means I will most likely start collecting some American varieties for hybridization.

What cultivars would you suggest for the Gainesville GA area?

I've got natives. It's my favorite tree.
 
I've got one persimmon tree I purchased at a garden center a few years ago. I just checked it and it has a few green persimmon fruits on it. I don't know what variety it is, the label on the tree doesn't have that information. I figure if I don't like the persimmons, the possums around here will.

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All I know about persimmon trees is their hard to kill have to spot spray them with remedy and dicaimba. And birds spread the seeds so they can take over a pasture fast
 
Chocolate persimmons, yum. It seems some varieties are great, others, mere pests making nothing but a mess. How big at the base are folks biggest persimmon trees?
 
All I know about persimmon trees is their hard to kill have to spot spray them with remedy and dicaimba. And birds spread the seeds so they can take over a pasture fast
I planted the variety native to southern Indiana, sold by the state tree nursery. Sounds like them, really spread fast after they start producing fruit. Mostly near the trees here. I assumed off the dropped fruits and may be off the tree roots also. Do attract possums and other animals, even my dog enjoys them. When they are ripe I take a walk to my little grove for a sweet daily vitamin c dose.
I plan on thinning mine out and trying to contain them in a smaller area. Wouldn't want to get rid of them all unless I get some comparable fruit trees producing first.
 
@Brushwacker everything has it's pro's and con's. I love my Grandma's persimmon jelly and deer do like them but sometimes cattle get addicted to them and make themselves really sick ( this is rare) worst thing is cattle don't graze amongst them and then the real brush starts growing. I remember something my Grandma told me a long time ago " too much of a good thing can be a bad thing " Keep control and enjoy!
 
I have had 1 tree in the back yard for over 20 years. It is an Asian variety but I don't know what. When ripe soft and sweet. Usually get 5 to 6 grocery bags of the tree. A lot of them go to a friend who makes persimmon vinegar out of them.
 
What cultivars would you suggest for the Gainesville GA area?

I've got natives. It's my favorite tree.

I'm NE of Athens.

I'm growing Saijo,Fuyu,and a couple of trees that were labeled as Hachiya,but may be another variety.I have a lot of wild persimmon trees.I have tried to graft Asian varieties on my wild male rootstocks,but they have failed,possibly due to bad weather in the last couple years when I started to graft them.I graft apple,pear,plum,and fig trees,but I have failed with persimmons so far.

You might want to look at this video link for someone growing a number of different varieties in North GA.

 
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