My first crop of Great Wall is very good. A little chalky if not completely ripe. Good texture. A little small, but overall very good. I’d not read many good reviews taste wise for Great Wall but another Texas Grower suggested I try it. Very small tree so far.
Favorite non Astringent was plain ol Fuyu. A little better than Tam Kam, Ichi, and Giant Fuyu. Very productive.
Eureka as always was great. Very tasty and productive.
Last year my Saijo was the best tasting astringent, just ahead of Eureka and Smith’s Best. It was larger than Smiths best too. This year Smiths best is larger than Saijo and tastes about the same.
Giombo was great at my old house but no fruit at new house yet
Nikita’s Gift gave me 1 fruit. Very good. A little Small. Very similar taste to Eureka.
Hachiya tastes great but has never been very productive for me.
Prolithic was so so in its 1st year to bear, maybe it will do better 2nd year.
Sheng grows like a weed, got 3 fruits for the first time, very good
Hi all, is Giant Fuyu later ripening than Fuyu? There are many Fuyu types(Cal Fuyu, Early Fuyu, Hana Fuyu, Giant Fuyu, classic Fuyu) but dont know early to late ripening chart of them. Any experience?
I have to go by memory, which at my age isn’t a sure thing! I seem to remember Giant Fuyu being maybe 3 weeks earlier than Fuyu here in Dallas. I have LE Cooke & Dave Wilson Fuyu’s & Giant Fuyu’s, & the varieties seem to be the same between those 2 suppliers. I’ve never tried the Hana Fuyu, Jiro Fuyu, etc
Thank you so much for your memories and practical experience with fuyu and giant fuyu ripening. I was asking because would like to add some non astringent persimmon in my collection and length of vegetation season is limiting factor in my 6b zone, so have to choose mainly early ripening varieties. Fuyu seems to be late ripening for my location, so I will go for Giant Fuyu - should be good with taste and fruit production. Is Early Fuyu the same as Hana Fuyu? I am bit confused with Fuyu clones classification.
and practical experience with fuyu and giant fuyu ripening. I was asking because would like to add some non astringent persimmon in my collection and length of vegetation season is limiting factor in my 6b zone, so have to choose mainly early ripening varieties. Fuyu seems to be late ripening for my location, so I will go for Giant Fuyu - should be good with taste and fruit production. Is Early Fuyu the same as Hana Fuyu? I am bit confused with Fuyu clones classification.