Wow. I must have missed it. I’m not seeing the effects. Yet.
It’s not good news.
Good eyes @murky … and agree looks like SWD.
Good news here… I have not seen any this year… not in blackberries or figs.
Hoping something has wiped them out.
Persimonillla today. Ripening earlier than usual, fruit smaller than usual…and most leaves have dropped already with a few yellow ones hanging on. Results of our drought this year.
I picked 3 softies… will give them a few days on the counter and then try one.
TNHunter
5 Likes
Ramv-How do you like the flavor of the H63a?
John S
PDX OR
It’s very good. It ripens earlier than H118 and produces a ton of fruit.
3 Likes
Had my last Barbara’s Blush last night. Best persimmon of the season so far. Richer taste than all the others off of that tree. One Prok still hanging on about to fall. Kassandra is getting close to ripening. JT-02 slightly coloring up. Really looking forward to my first taste of Kassandra.
3 Likes
I made a thread about tracking persimmon ripening times by cultivar/location and recording other metrics such as growing degree days and approximate daily sunlight/month, etc. I am hoping to be able to identify some trends/correlation from the data.
If you have persimmons on your trees this year, and are interesting in contributing, please see the topic I just made over in the lounge!
Link: https://growingfruit.org/t/persimmon-ripening-database-study-data-contributions-requested/66471
I chose to post it there, since it links to my publicly editable google spreadsheet, and I’d like to keep it available to members only.
If you haven’t been here long enough to have access to the lounge subforum but would like to contribute, please lmk and I’ll message you the link.
11 Likes
Nakitas Gift full of fruit, the first one to ripen is almost ready here in WV z6. Planted 2019, second year fruiting and holding onto most of the fruit!
24 Likes
How tall and wide is that? I just removed a bush ( Japanese willow) in my back yard because it was too big and my mind 2 seconds after it was out went to what can I put here.
3 Likes
I hope the little NG tree that I grafted this spring looks so good in 5 years.
5 Likes
I would like to see members photos of Meader. What’s grown locally as Meader is smallish and round. Like a small early golden or larger wild persimmon. I did an image search for meader on the web and there is a lot of variation in the images of meader sold by nurseries many look flat (Stark’s, raintree’s sites) or ribbed
2 Likes
Mislabeled tree? I think Nikita’s Gift is supposed to drop all the fruit? 
Here is my Meader. On line nursery images are rarely of the actual variety. Good enough tasting to not get grafted over to something else, but not the biggest persimmon. I like it though.
8 Likes
Thanks! that’s the Meader we grow. Not the biggest or the best tasting but always productive. I like growing out Meader seeds for rootstock. I know they will be very hardy,
4 Likes
We started one of those a few years ago:
Feel free to add yours or use what we have in this spreadsheet for your project. If you prefer using yours, I highly recommend using a form instead of allowing direct edit access to the spreadsheet. Direct access is an invitation to data loss. The biggest challenge is getting good and consistent participation.
4 Likes
That is interesting. The Meader I used to have looked like a miniature pumpkin with deep ribbing. There must be a mislabeled imposter about.
2 Likes
I love that idea. I live in Texas and I do not think that many people are growing American Persimmon cultivars in this state yet.
So far the only thing producing for me thus far is a wild persimmon(only four fruit). It started dropping last week in August. I have only one left hanging on the tree.
I hope next year my H-118 finally produces. I grafted it into an established rootstock last year, and it’s supposed to be a precocious cultivar. We shall see.
3 Likes
I’ve been picking a lot of h63a already. H118 seems to either not be ready or critters taking all the ripe fruit off the ground.
H63a is outstanding this year. Better than I ever remember it being.
16 Likes
@Thazo1979 … I am like you. I have several americans and hybrids grafted to wild rootstock… some in year 1 some in year two.
Many set fruit but dropped them this year.
Cant wait to get the details about how each one taste.
I am going to Englands Orchard in a few weeks… for the tour. Hope to get to taste test many of the varieties I have there.
TNHunter
3 Likes
That’s a great idea about using Forms, thank you! I didn’t realize you had done something similar before, nice. I fear my attempt will end similarly - not enough data submitted.