American persimmons right on schedule

Prok, Meader, H-118 …are ripened and starting to fall off the trees.

Tony

Ps. Clark here is the Drippin Honey Asian pear

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Those are great pictures, Tony. My prok here in northwest New Jersey are still green. This year my persimmon leaves suffered a minor attack of tent caterpillars that I let go too long working on other projects.

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Tony, do u have critters coming by for night/day visits? 1/2 of my Asian Pears are long gone by the time they ripen…:pensive:

I trapped 3 raccoons, 2 squirrels, and 4 opposums this year and that helped saving my fruits from critters this year.

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Tony,
Would love to get your opinion of American Persimmons vs Asian/American hybrids or Asians. If I am already growing Asian and hybrid persimmons, is the flavor of American persimmons so different?

Yes. American persimmon is very fragrance unlike the Asian or Hybrids. Prok, Yates, 100-46, and H-118 are all good D.V.

Tony

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ugh…I have a nice H118 that’s almost 6 feet tall, I am thinking next year might be the year it finally fruits, and a smallish Prok and EG of about 3 and 4 feet tall………tired of waiting, but not many other options :frowning:

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I’m eating Prok from Red Fern Farm. Also pawpaws and Asian pears.

Osage persimmon is very early ripening but very small. It has good flavor.

Dax

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Prok

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Wow
Either that is your grandkids hand or
Your prok is significantly larger than mine

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They are mine. Prok fruits are large for American persimmon. They are the size of a plum.

Tony

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Here are my prok
Significantly smaller than yours,but still large
Wonder why

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I think your hand is larger than mine.

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Tony is right. Your hand is larger.

Prok

Dax

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Oops. I should have weedwhacked under my prok trees earlier. Dropped ripened fruits were here and there under the weeds already.

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Prok looks amazing! Thanks for sharing. It’s hard to find descriptions for many of the American varieties. I’m planting a persimmon orchard in the Fall with 16 varieties and will definitely have to add Prok

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Persimmon growers: Which American persimmon variety comes into bearing fruit the soonest?

Or are they all the same?

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H-118 for me. Followed by Prok, 100-46, Geneva Long.

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Glad to hear about H-118, I think that’s the only persimmon I have fruiting kaki, or virginiana out of 6 varieties of young trees. It seems precocious and reliable.

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Can someone compare the flavor of Prok and H-118?

My Prok is still small – just grafted this year. H-118 is larger and may start fruiting next year. Are they different enough to keep both? I am starting to have space constraints.

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