My younger trees here produce nice fruit but they are not nearly as rich tasting as hers. Not sure if it is the tree maturity or sun exposure that makes the difference… could be both.
It’s probably grafted on Lotus when your climate is warmer. I ask because of the size.
Kaki is more vigorous on lotus.
It gave me a good idea… my sunny spots are limited to plant some bush size persimmons in front of my tree size persimmons, then I can plant more persimmon in full sun and save space
I just planted Rojo Brillante, 100-46, Sajo and some others. I am going to try to protect them with insulation because I am concerned that they will not survive this coming weather blast. Our wind chill factor is supposed to be up to -30 Thursday night.
It may not get that cold here … the Nashville stations often miss my temps by 3-5 degrees.
Even though I enter my zip on their weather forecast page. I am 65-70 miles south of Nashville.
I had no luck with Rojo Brillante but others had here.
zone6 is borderline.
I would protect them if they come from a warm climate in the first few years (it’s been my experience that those from a warm climate have to get used to it first)
I would also protect them from spring frost when they are small. That can be even more deadly on small trees (thrive in spring and lose their winter protection if not thick enough…)
I bought Rojo Brillante at the supermarket today. I put a pen and lighter next to compare the size. this season is slowly coming to an end.
69 cents (Euro) in the main season it costs 39 cents.
