2023 Persimmon Grafting

[clarkinks]

@snowflake

A118 aka elmo looks pretty good!

'Claypool A-118' ('Elmo') Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

Just wanted to show size comparison between James Claypool’s ‘A-118’ (‘Elmo’) persimmon and the wild American persimmon. Both are Diospyros virginiana. Although ‘Elmo’ is a significantly larger fruit and has more flesh, I feel the wild persimmon has a flavor that is perhaps slightly more intense. ‘Elmo’ is very good, non-the-less. (The fruit above the quarter is ‘Elmo’) [Elmo size comparison]