I am considering planting chocolate and coffee cake persimmon. I’m in zone 7, but I’ve never seen the temperature below 10*, so I believe the trees will survive the cold. My concern is ripening time. Our first frost is usually mid October. Will the persimmons continue to ripen similar to American persimmon (given a light frost), or will the fruit need picked prior to any frost?
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Last spring i started a IKKJiro asian persimmon here in southern TN z7b.
It looks to have survived first winter just fine. I did protect it when we had a couple cold nights this winter 2F & 6F.
Next winter it will be too big to protect… so I am hoping it will be tuf enough to make it on its own.
Our first hard frost normally comes in November.
I have no experience with harvesting asian persimmin fruit… so hope someone else can help you with that.
You might check out the Cardinal persimmon at One Green World. I am adding one of those this spring… as soon as it arrives. Have the planting hole ready.
Notice that they say it ripens early.
I am hoping that Cardinal will ripen 2-3 weeks ahead of IKKJiro… extending the fresh eating season for me
Good luck to you.
TNHunter
Thanks for the lead!