Is a non-astringent American-Asian hybrid persimmon within reach?

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PCA / PCNA / PVA / PVNA / persimmons and what this all means

This is my way of understanding this: P = Pollen C = Consistent N = Non A = Astringent J = Japan (kaki from Japan are known to ripen on the grafted-trees) C = Chinese (kaki from China are known to be ripened mainly with CO2 gas) PCA = Pollen Consistent Astringent No matter the pollen had at it, it will always need ripening off the tree. PCNA = Pollen Consistent Non Astringent This means that pollen does nothing. And that the fruit ripens on the tree. Now, when pollen is introduced to…

This is the more expansive and all encompassing explanation you might be interested in, right here in the reference section.