American Persimmon Family Tree

Here’s next part;

Burlington - maybe @parkwaydrive know something about it.

Craggs - wild <1950 Harrisburg IL

Danielle’s Best - seedling found by @Buzzferver in an abandoned nursery (I don’t know the name), Connecticuts

DEC - as far as I know the records of the crosses are lost (maybe some of Donald’s friends remember something about the trees). Some have speculated mathernal parents e.g. King Crimson - Geneva Red, Wannabe #2 - Miller. Valeene Queen is from Claypool’s work.

Some of Lehman’s crosses eg. Deer Magnet - Jerry Lehman's Orchard Fall 2017

Forsythia - grafted from Hershey’s orchard

Gateway - "Gateway" Persimmon — The Garden Farmacy

Geneva Pumpkin - from Slate’s orchard could be Morris Burton seedling

Golden Gem - wild Borden Indiana circa 1880

Golden Supreme - wild Illinois <1900

Halloween - park seedling found in Bloomington, IN

Improved Geneva Red = DEC Improved Geneva Red - Geneva Red seedling

Jenny’s Early = EG x F-100

Josephine - wild found near Bluffton Missouri <1900

Next part will be added :smiley:

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