My persimmon trees have already started budding out this year. This is approximately the same time that plums and apples are starting to flower! We are technically still before our last frost date.
I thought persimmons were supposed to be much later than this. This is their second year in-ground.
Here were mine on 4/14/16. Nikita’s Gift. I didnt have the foresight to document when the bud swelling actually started, but those look a few weeks along, I think.
My Chocolate and Coffeecake trees have swelling buds but they dont count, having been planted just last month. I remember reading, don’t be alarmed if they dont break dormancy until Sept their first year.
I have buds swelling on a few kakis but my hybrids and Americans are still asleep. It’s weird they are blooming with plums and apples. What plums are you growing that are just now flowering in 8b?
Today I noticed all the Asian persimmons are budding out. H118 which just went through its first winter is my only American at this time. It is yet to show any signs of spring.
No bud swell on my persimmons here in NJ. We had a cold winter, and I noticed a lot of dieback on my two non-astringents and Saijo. We are still getting low temps below freezing.