Potted Tam Kam Asian persimmon 2021

I didn’t know that was a regular thing. I’ve observed it but I don’t have enough experience to know what is normal.

What’s the timing? As I recall, spring (May) then mid-summer (July).

Around July.

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Have a matsumoto fuyu, non-astringent. Been in the ground for over 5 years now. About 5x6, year before last had 500 fruits, last year had 60( we had lot of very late frosts in VA). Does anyone know the difference in taste/flavor between Tam Kam vs Matsumoto? I got my fuyu from edible landscaping and they have Tam Kam. I would like to add another persimmon, prefer non astringent variety. This tree has never been fertilized, i just heavily mulch it, which turns into compost. Do the same with my fig trees. Thank you

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Not sure what variety, but love the rich strawberry flavors…might be ischia green/ strawberry verte. It stays green on the outside, has a tight eye so no bugs get in. The other varieties are osborne prolific, flanders, maybe kadota but not sure, celeste, chicago hardy…


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@tonyOmahaz5 Hi Tony, I’m interested in trying Tam Kam in pots like you mentioned in this thread. I’m curious how much, if at all, you water them over the winter?

I stored them in a unheated garage and water every 2 weeks just to keep the soil and the roots moist that is all. The trees should be in dormant state and not required too much water

Tony

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Great, thanks for the info!

FWIW, I store potted figs the same way. I water less, but I agree that you want the soil to be slightly moist – not really wet. Note that when the trees are dormant without leaves, the only loss of water is evaporation from the surface. A quart of water per 10 gallons of pot once a month is probably more than adequate, depending on how dry the air is.

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