In 2015 I planted 3 IKKJs. Last year I harvested ~30 fruits. This year the trees are positively loaded with blossoms becoming little fruits. I won’t “count my chickens” but if just a fraction of these little fruits mature, I’ll have hundreds.
Question: Is there any need to / benefit from thinning Asian persimmons?
Nope. They’ll thin themselves.
Please explain IKKJs. is this Ichi Ki kei Jiro?
Curious, I am pursuing a ripening research project, based on last years experience can you provide the following data:
Source: This would be the members forum user name. For example my growing fruit.org user name is @Dennisd. Other forum members can use this information to contact the source to ask any particular questions.
City: Large City near the Source of data.
Zip code: Enter the zip code of Source.
Persimmon cultivar name: This would be the specific name of the cultivar for which the data applies.
Astringent vs. non-astringent: Enter type
Rootstock: Enter the rootstock name (D. Virginiana, D. Kaki, D. Lotus, or Unknown if you are uncertain)
Age of Tree: Enter the Years the tree has grown if known, or approximate age if not known.
Date: (Month/Day/Year) The first date when fruit was ready to harvest.
Duration of harvest: Enter the number of days from start of harvest until all fruits were ready to harvest.
Condition of fruit harvested: Describe whether the fruit could be consumed immediately after picking, if it required additional time and procedures to fully ripen before consumption or any special treatment to overcome astringency.
jrdewhirst
Providence, RI
02809
Ichi Ki Kei Jiro
NA
DV rootstock
3 Trees planted in 2015, probably 2 years old at the time. This was 1st significant harvest.
Fruit harvested 10/29/20-11/08/20. Fruit could have stayed on the tree longer but weather was getting very cold.
Fruit could be consumed hard immediately after harvesting (and could be stored in a cool location, e.g. 50 F); but IMO it was better soft after ~1 week in a warm (e.g., 70 F) location exposed to other ripening fruit (e.g., bananas). Skin stayed firm but flesh softened. Picture available on request.
Providence, RI
02809
Prok
A
DV rootsrock
1 Tree planted in 2015, probably 2 years old at the time. This was 2nd significant harvest.
Fruit harvested approximately 9/25/20-10/30/20.
Fruit could be consumed immediately after harvesting. Fruit is harvested fully ripe, at which point it is very soft and non-astringent
Hi
Excellent response, just exactly the kind of data I am seeking to collect for my project which is to develop some organized data for determining when a given variety will ripen in various climates. Last night I posted my first draft. You are welcome to review it under the latest posts. If I am unsuccessful getting a wiki links page approval, I will look for another way to form the database. Thanks for your feedback. Ichi ki kei Jiro is one of my new trees planted last year, hoping for blossoms next spring.
Dennis
It took 4 years for ~2-yr old trees of Prok and IKKJ to ripen fruit. I planted Kassandra in 2017 and it looks like I might get fruit this year, right on schedule. Check back in Sept-Oct!
Hi will do! I added Kasandra this year among several others to my chocolate tree; my Chocolate and Fuyugaka are blooming now so try to keep accurate records of your harvest and ripening data and I will do the same to share later this winter!
Thanks
Dennis
City: Kirkland WA
Zip code: 98033
Persimmon cultivar name: Early Jewel
Astringent vs. non-astringent: astringent
Rootstock: DV
Age of Tree: 4 years
Date: (Month/Day/Year) October 16 - Dec 6th.
Duration of harvest: A long time .
Just thought I’d update you. You were right. A large majority of the IKKJ flowers/fruit dropped, leaving enough for a very respectable harvest. Thanks!
This is super helpful.
I have a Fuyu Jiro in a pot.
Last year, we got about 8-9 fruitlets. And then the squirrels stripped it down to zero one random day.
Right now, I have 118 fruitlets and I’m planning on adding some squirrel traps this weekend.
Hoping I get to eat some fruit this year.
Super excited about the seemingly massive number of fruitlets. I have a lot on each branch and they seem to not yet have dropped.
I’m in z10 in CA.
Yeah, you have to eliminate squirrels. Also raccoons, if you have them.
Another option is to grow astringent persimmons. Squirrels and raccoons leave them alone.
@ramv – Good point. But a question – Is that true even after the fruit ripens and becomes non-astringent? Or would we have to pick the fruit still astringent and finish it inside?
@jrd51 , I usually pick them when they are fully colored up but not completely soft. They ripen fine indoors. Definitely works with all kakis and hybrids. I haven’t tried with Americans but for some reason, squirrels leave them alone too.
That’s very interesting to know. Thanks! Let me see how this goes and if I can’t protect them from squirrels I might need to switch. I want my family to eat a lot of this produce at the end of the day 
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