Diospyrus lotus (Date Plum) as fruit

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Lotus Persimmon

Anyone else growing lotus persimmon? I’m not referring to American Persimmon or the Japanese Persimmon but this species is said to have almost purple fruit which is very small. The foliage looks like a pawpaw but they are unlike the pawpaw in that they are very drought tolerant. I do occasionally get some winter die back though most people will say they are hardy to zone 5 or 6. I’m probably zone stretching a bit by growing them here. Mine have been in the ground about 8 years and I have not…

Lotus persimmon buds

Hey these look a lot like buds to me! Lotus persimmons taste good? I know they are said to be small. I have hundreds of buds. [image][image]

Sexing Persimmons

No doubt I can’t be the only one growing some seedling persimmons. Those of you who are growing seedlings might find these articles on sexing males from female persimmons useful http://www.backyardnature.net/fl_prsmn.htm http://homeguides.sfgate.com/tell-sex-persimmon-tree-61597.html. These are pictures of my trees from today. Some of these are lotus and some are American. You can see many double & triplet blooms which unfortunately are males. [72125D2A-0A94-4AF8-83B0-A90E4B08766B][07775F1…

Cross pollination between d.lotus and persimmon?

I have male diospyros lotus tree and i am wondering is it possible cross pollination between d.lotus and diospyros kaki (Asian persimmon)?. And what will be results of that pollination?, seed in fruits?. Both variety blooms in same time so i suppose they should be able to cross pollinate.