persimon

[pigpen60]

how hard is it to get a persimon tree to grow from seed?

 

[pigpen60]

:help:stratify? im a little slow. plant in sand or peet?

 

[cam76034]

On our place they get "stratified" by passing thru the gut of coyotes and raccoons...then pop up like weeds everywhere they are dropped.

 

[pigpen60]

sounds like i oughta be able to grow them then!

 

[Brushwacker]

From Michael A. Dirr's 'Manual of Woody Landscape Plants'.

Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Seed, stratify in sand or peat for 60 to 90 days at 41 Degrees F.

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Sounds like some peat and a refrigerator will do it.
I planted some here from seedlings about 15 years ago and lotsa sprouts comming under the trees, but I think their suckers from the original root systems.
You want enough trees planted together to be sure you get male and female trees to get persimmons.

 

[cam76034]

tell ya what I'm gonna do...I'll keep an eye out for decomposing scat that has persimmon seeds in it and if I find any I'll send them (seeds)to you. That's the funny thing about persimmons, one day they're up in the trees, the next day they are all gone.

 

[pigpen60]

i already have 3 persimon trees producing. what i wanted to do is plant some seeds to get the trees where i want them. and these are 16' and 5" across, hoping for a better looking tree. pigpen