Now that’s a proper micronursery!
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I and several others will have Dar Sofievkiy early next spring. If you want to arrange a swap now, post your list of available varieties in the trades area of the forum.
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Thanks, will do.
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just remember- there’s always room for jello
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I am interested in Dar Sofievkiy also because Sofia is the name of my daughter, among the other reasons of it being hardy and looks like a fantastic variety!
Extra sentimental reason imbedded in there. 
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The leaves don’t look similar. Male flowers on this variety, never heard of.
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This was a tree from Cliff England, (Mt. Roman Kosh) and he mentioned that Mount Roman Kosh and Mount Rogers both can have some Male Flowers. Curious if anyone else has seen this?
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the leaves are probably hard to gauges since they seem to be curled from psyllid damage. do you guys have them over thepond @Harbin or @Arhus76 ? If not, youre lucky. They’ve been bad this year and seem to have possibly expanded their range noticeably
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I agree, the persimmon psyllids seemed to be particularly bad this year here in NC too.
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And in eastern KS…
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No, there is no spyle damage here.
I am convinced that khakis change sex easily. But a lot of fake gora roman kosch is circulating. Your female fruit should be square and as tall as it is wide.
I myself had male flowers on Cherniaev’s Memoir that Michel Zeldi had sent me. The female fruits are consistent with the scar.
My other Cherniaev from another friend, who probably got Michel’s scionwood, because they were friends, does not produce male flowers and no scars at the moment. But this variety does not scar every year. Depending on the growth and choice of scionwood it is likely to have different results.
For these leaves, I find the veining really clear.
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I’ve no evidence of D. kaki changing sex here. I will check with colleagues in Japan.
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If you do a search, you will find test results whose conclusion is: "in extreme conditions, the persimmon, to guarantee the survival of the species, has the capacity to change sex. A strict female will then be able to produce male flowers. These results concerned Asian people.
But this is valid for hybrids. The Virginiana no idea.
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I said: I will check with colleagues in Japan.
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Nice find. These are likely Nishimura Wase.
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Almost certainly Jiro aka Fuyu in grocery stores.
My one tree produces fruit of different sizes. Some years the fruit are gigantic. Some years they are much smaller but tastier.
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