Persimmon Breeding in the Upper Midwest

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If you haven’t already read it, I encourage you to go through this entire thread.

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

First, a warning: Not infrequently, I come up with what I think is a really good idea for somebody else to work on. This is one of those. Next, some background: I’ve been using some spare time during winter to become better informed about persimmon varieties, including hybrids and recent releases. This is a result, but I freely admit that I am a total novice so I may be totally wrong for reasons that I don’t yet grasp. Now the point: It strikes me that the American/Asian hybrid JT-02 / Mi…