I meant the ones Marco posted. I’m not sure what you bought from your description.
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I found them on a shelf under the plums at Whole Foods in Dedham, MA. Totally treated like a third tier fruit or something. Absolutely no respect! I was so excited when I casually bumped into them. The label on the package said “Chocolate Persimmon” and the label on the shelf said “Chocolate Fuyu.”
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OK but why is this discussion of a Fuyu in the hybrid thread?
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The instagram site for the grower says “Crisp, sweet and ready to eat, Simmis are California-grown Fuyu Persimmons.”
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Maybe. But they didn’t use “Fuyu” on the package.
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This is either poor English or a personal attack.
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It does. I initially saved 3 seeds, then I tossed them because I came to my senses. I just don’t have room or time for more potted trees. These won’t do well in ground in my zone 6b.
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Thanks, Richard, but FWIW I did not feel attacked at all.
I interpreted the “you” to refer to people generally rather than me in particular. It could have been written, “It’s better than all persimmons one has ever tried” or “It’s better than all persimmons the average person has ever tried.”
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I went to the Asian market today and saw the sign said Chocolate persimmon but from the looks of it I know it was Coffee cake from the squash shaped. It tastes good imo.
Tony
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My first year fruiting Kasandra. I thought for sure this tree had died but it came back. It’s in an overlooked part of the yard.
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Marco’s bag has an interesting collection of names on the front.
I gather “Simmis” is a marketing brand name for “little persimmons”. It seems they borrowed a page from Resnick’s “Cuties”.
As others pointed out, “chocolate” is a contradiction with “Fuyu” in terms of cultivar names.
The LinkedIn page for PureFresh Sales says
“PureFresh is the exclusive marketing agent for specific growers in the central California area”.
Here is their webpage for Simmis:
https://ww.purefreshsales.com/
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Repurposed old trampoline netting protecting Kassandra from squirrels, raccoons and my kids. This lower branch is much further along than the top of the tree. Fruit on the top is barely orange.
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Gift of Sofievka, Nikolaev, Ukraine.
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A ripe JT-02. Looks like a squirrel took a nibble but was deterred by its astringency. The damage seems to have hastened its ripening. It even has a pretty seed. It had the texture of a kaki but flavors of virginiana.
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Andrew, You should plant that seed
because you have crossed it with a cold hardy Kaki male. This offspring should be a bit more Kaki flavor and still retained a good cold hardiness.
Tony
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That’s a very nice looking fruit!
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@PharmerDrewee Absolutely fantastic! I have a few trees growing in my backyard. Hopefully I’ll get to taste some in a few years. For sure I’ll be sitting on guard against those squirrels!
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