Holy persimmon

General Fruit Growing
#1

I posted a while back that my Dave Wilson Persimmon tree was VERY slow growing. This spring it has taken off and I was baffled this weekend when I saw several pieces of fruit forming on it. Is this typical for a Dave Wilson Fuyu that was planted 2 years ago? The tree is still young so I’m planning to remove them this afternoon. Want it to put all of its energy into roots and upper growth.

#2

That is a good plan to let the your tree grows bigger. Btw, persimmon tends to abort it fruits the first few year anyway.

Tony

#3

Good to know Tony. I am still amazed it put out fruit so early on.

#4

Here is my 7 yrs old Ichi Asian persimmon that is loaded with flowers this year. It will be a large harvest in October.

Tony

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#5

Do you ever see honey bees on the flowers?

#6

Nope,

Kakis are self fruitful anyway.

Tony

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Photo of my Matsumoto Persimmon. Pretty excited about this one as it’s container grown and this will be its first year fruiting, hopefully.

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#8

SMC,

I hope you will some Kaki fruits this year. One time a lady asked me where can she buy a tree pumpkin like my Ichi. LOL.

Tony

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#9

I think in South America they call persimmons tomato trees. :grinning: They sure are beautiful when they’re all hanging there in the fall.

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#10

SMC,

Congrats. How old is your tree?

#11

I got it last spring as a 3 gallon from Just Fruits and Exotics.

#12

I’ve got to say it seems rather weird that all y’all are in cooler to colder zones than I am, but your trees are farther along for the season. Just a few days ago I was thrilled to see what were unmistakably flower buds on my 4th year Ichi, but they haven’t opened yet.

#13

Nothing else I have is this far along. The persimmon has been inside my house for the last three months so it wouldn’t die from the cold.

#14

Muddy,
It baffles me, too. Tony in NE and Tom in IL are both in zone 5. Their trees are about 2-3 weeks ahead of mine and I am in zone 6.

#15

Now yours makes more sense. Persimmons are the very last trees to leaf out for me, and then it’s a while before they bloom.

Well, except for sleepy headed Honeycrisp, which is still only awake on a couple of branches. Our coldest night temps only went into the lower 20’s twice. Once in mid-Jan, and once in the late Feb., and I doubt if any of you have had more Growing Degree hours so far.

#16

Mamuang, yours sounds much more normal.