For the record, I currently have one tree and hope to have more buds to share once I confirm I have the proper variety. Did anyone fruit this one in the US yet?
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Mine grew several feet last year. I have several trees.
Iām hoping to have fruit this year or maybe next.
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Thatās great news! I am going to up-pot mine and see how much I can get it to grow this year. It will join the best figs with some premium deck space.
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Do any of you have a cutting/scion to sell?
Iām sorry, I donāt. My tree is very young so thereās not much pruned wood, and the few available scions are spoken for.
Hereās some photos of a Taishu I bought in Tokyo earlier this year in case anyone wants to compare with theirs:
Sepals are very differently shaped than Jiro and Fuyu.
Fruit profile is very different from Jiro as well.
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I really hope Taishu lives up to its promise in my cool summer climate. So far Jiro beats all PCNA varieties in both productivity and flavor.
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Very nice, thanks for sharing for reference!
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Thanks Joe! If I canāt find one maybe I can get one from you next year.
Very possible. Contact me in Sept/Oct so I keep you in mind.
You probably have a better chance of ripening it than I do. 
Would do, thanks Joe!
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The potted Taishu that Iāve been nursing for a few years seems to have flowers ā male flowers. Note the clusters. FWIW, these flower buds seem more robust than the buds on my PVNAs.
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Just plant new persimmon treesā¦ Kitaro, Liyu (Reitama), Taishu, Emperor, Taiya and Yellow Juneā¦ fingers crossed!
My taishu tree
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Nice, curious how much USD that 1 āgiftā persimmon cost. The most expensive Iāve seen I think was close to 10k for a pair.
For a standard gift one, Iām gonna guess $30-50.
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I donāt remember what the exact price was, but I donāt think it was astronomical. Maybe 15-20 USD.
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My Taishu is now blooming (top pic).
You can get some idea of the size of the potted tree (bottom pic). JT-02 is on the left; some Jerusalem artichokes are behind.
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Any females?
My coffee cakeās first year blooming after planting flowered all males 4 days before the first female flower appeared. Probably a coincidence but unfortunate
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Yeah, plenty of both. The females seem to be opening earlier.
Joe, mine still hasnāt decided whether to take off or not. I saw the buds starting to swell but the stop, and they been like that for a few days now.
@Ruben ā Be patient. To be clear, while my persimmon trees are beginning to flower, my roughly a dozen persimmon grafts (including a single Taishu) are just barely popping buds.
From unreliable memory Iād say that I executed these grafts a little more than 3 weeks ago.
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