If so, two possibly different questions:
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In your opinion, which one(s) have the best flavor in your climate?
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Are there any that are parthenocarpic, i.e. the female flowers set fruit without pollen?
If so, two possibly different questions:
In your opinion, which one(s) have the best flavor in your climate?
Are there any that are parthenocarpic, i.e. the female flowers set fruit without pollen?
Prok with large fruit but mild in flavor. H-118 and H-120 large fruit with great DV flavor. All these three are parthenocarpic.
Tony
Thank you for the quick reply.
I see H-118 is known by âEarly Jewelâ [EDIT] and also trademarked Prairie StarÂŽ.
How about H-120?
Cliff calls it âClaypoolâ.
Oh I see, they are Claypoolâs
https://www.northwoodsnursery.com/category/997/
[EDIT]
and the plot thickens âŚ
Pomper et al 2019 - Ploidy Level in American Persimmon.pdf (404.6 KB)
This issue is discussed in the thread on Morris Burton.
For example, one question is whether Morris Burton produces male flowers (a) never or (b) sometimes. Another question is whether the Morris Burton x Early Golden cross known as âH63Aâ ever produces male flowers.
Based on various discussions here, âOnly ever female flowersâ seems common. âNormally female but rarely male flowersâ also seems common. âNormally both male and female flowersâ seems uncommon; it has been argued that this pattern is mainly found in Early Golden and its offspring.
Probably not so much.
Nearly all named DV varieties â and all of them that we discuss here â are hexaploid. Not surprisingly, the hexaploid subspecies is generally more vigorous and more hardy. It is doubtless an evolutionary offshoot of the tetraploid sub-species.
So practically-speaking, itâs safe to assume that any American (DV) cultivar is hexaploid.