@Barkslip I would love to know more details of that guy in PA growing persimmon to 1/2"-1" caliper in one summer. That would be great to replicate. Do you know how far apart he planted them?
I’m going to start growing some Hexaploids from Cliff this year. Got the seed today. It will be my first experience growing persimmons. I’m going to direct seed some and start some in air pruning trays. Then move up to bigger air pruning containers. Then root trappers at the end of summer.
Also, just to make sure I understood Cliff correctly. He said they are already stratified at this point so all I have to do is keep them in the refrigerator until time to plant & I should be good to go correct?
Hi @October1 to your question regarding broadfork, he’d put manure on the ground at Fall then the next spring he’d use his broadfork and the natural spaces on the tool are where the holes are. My broadfork has tines about 4-6" apart? I’d have to go measure. So he steps on it and presses it all the way to the end of the fork tines and probably swishes some loose soil back into the holes if it’s available and he would pinch the soil together at the top of the hole(s) whereas a seed will be direct sown after frost. So, to keep your seeds that Cliff sent ready and since there’s nothing to do but put them in your refrigerator (not freezer ever) and plant to pots or direct sow in place where you want a tree.
@fullforkfarm No I can’t unfortunately, I’m sorry. I can start you at a place on a thread that is fascinating that has taken up weeks and weeks of my time, recently; since, I’m going into the breeding persimmons.
I had to have this guy here explain to me what genes are and chromosomes (just a weeks ago.) I didn’t even know basically biology.