Growing Persimmon Trees: A Guide of Varieties, Harvesting, Astringency, and Tree Size Tips

[@slamrock17]

Finally! Been waiting for this one for a while. You convinced me to plant mulberry and i didnt believe you that they grow 6 ft a year until mine grew more than that. I will plant some persimmons this coming spring.

[@fcuk_x]

my pakistani one grew THREE six feet limbs in one season. That's with aggressive forming pruning as well (I'm doing a goblet shape on it).

[@RossRaddi]

Grow Gerardi. Stays 6x6.

[@DescendantoftheDragon]

Ross, I have been following you for countless years now and want to thank you for all the incredibly useful information and knowledge that you share with us! I do miss your "Fruit Talk" podcast, though. Do you think that you will bring "Fruit Talk" back?! ❤

[@RossRaddi]

I'm not sure. There's only so much time in a day. So many projects.

[@2brnt2b]

Me too, I like the taste of America or Hachiya persimmon (astringent) better than the Fuyu persimmon, and its striking look is so ornamental during Fall season. Ross, can you do pruning video on persimmons and how to keep Hachiya tree branching out instead growing too tall. I look forward to more of your videos.

[@RossRaddi]

This winter, yeah.

[@Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor]

Thank you for the video!

[@timfonvielle8693]

Love my persimmons

[@jake8283]

I planted an ichi jero this past “early” summer. It got attacked by Japanese Beatles so it was pulled back some. I’m hoping it does better next year. I also added a red haven peach, and 3 varieties of pawpaw. I’m hoping they all survive the winter and do well next year. I added a Violette de Bordeaux Fig to my Chicago hardy, and Olympia potted figs. I’m hoping to grab some cuttings of other varieties when you have them available. Will be planting a Chicago and violette in the ground next year. Any recommendations on varieties to get for cuttings to put in the ground in the Boston area? Thanks for all the information you share through your videos. 👍

[@RossRaddi]

Any of these: www.figboss.com/post/my-best-fig-varieties-as-of-2022

[@davidhart8575]

Great video, I have a fuyu about 7yrs old,its growing in full sun and is about 10 to 12. Ft ,the last 2 or 3 yrs it is covered in blooms but never has fruit, what do you think the problem is..rhank you

[@RossRaddi]

Let's see photos of it.

[@davidhart8575]

@@RossRaddi ok, I will take a picture of it, thank you

[@FlomatonFamous]

Enjoyed the video

[@rezayaseri2790]

very loaded. knock on wood! good job Boss

[@HavoJavo]

Love my persimmons ! Have fuyu and marus ripening right now. How did your pawpaws turn out this year ? My susquehannah was divine this year, we got a nice long summer and they turned out as big as mangos. Tasted somewhere between a mango and tuttifrutti bubblegum with some melon and pineapple thrown in, absolutely mindblowing. Highly recommend you plant one in full sun :) The peterson varieties are amazing.

[@RossRaddi]

I need them in full sun for sure. They preformed reasonably given the circumstances. They tasted amazing.

[@HavoJavo]

@@RossRaddi Glad to hear that ! Yup they absolutely love the sun. Figs , persimmons , and pawpaws.. We are truly blessed :)

[@richiec6068]

I cannot wait for my persimmon tree to begin fruiting (went for Jiro as first tree). No fruit yet and still looking forward to getting more. Do you have any experience (growing or tasting) with Eureka persimmon? I'm from Texas and apparently, according to Texas A&M it's the best commercial variety here (and is "of extremely high fruit quality")

[@RossRaddi]

I don't, sorry.

[@spaveevo]

I have a coffeecake persimmon that had 50 persimmons this year. For anyone interested it is self fertile and all persimmons were pollinated. Its the only persimmon anywhere around me that bloomed this year so i know for sure it doesnt need a pollinator...at least mine didnt.

[@rtvitko]

Is "coffeecake" the varietal name?

[@spaveevo]

@@rtvitko Its a unique variety that is brown inside when pollinated and it has to be pollinated for the taste. Very weird but tastes great. I have the tree up on my youtube.

[@amessnger]

People usually plant Coffecake and Chocolates close to each for cross-pollination because the flavor of both is greatly improved when pollinated

[@florencejessup2432]

I am in Rochester NY, zone 6B. I am looking for a suitable persimmon for my small backyard orchard to extend my fruit harvest season into late fall/early winter. I am the only one in the family that eats them so don't need much of production. I prefer to eat them sliced in a salad rather than out of hand. Can you recommend a cold hardy, self fertile variety with good flavor when it still has enough firmness to slice?

[@RossRaddi]

Go with jiro. You may struggle with the hardiness, but you need an non astringent variety for salads.

[@florencejessup2432]

@@RossRaddi Thank you for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate it.

[@baracu]

I have a Fuju and just bought 2 more varieties, all about 3 feet in height …how long do I have to wait till it produces ? And do late frost kill them ?

[@RossRaddi]

Late frost is unusual. They're late to wake up.

[@carmenevans981]

Thanks for sharing ,if you see this comment let me know where I can purchase the plant

[@RossRaddi]

www.nuttrees.net/

[@IHWKR]

I understand the size of American persimmons are small. But if someone wanted, could they dry the American varieties like their Japanese counterparts?

[@davethurman1821]

What persimmon tree would you recommend to plant for deer in mo? THANKS

[@RossRaddi]

Any of the Americans.

[@rezayaseri2790]

Ross do you have grape tree?

[@RossRaddi]

Vines? Yes.

[@YvonneJohnson-u5p]

My persimmon which I planted over 5 years haven't bear any fruit all I get is disease leaves I tried everything no use any suggestion

[@RossRaddi]

Try summer pruning it next season and mulching the soil heavily.

[@paul.1337]

There's video of a guy showing he successfully stooled persimmon rootstocks on KZbin, so it's definitely possible. (Or way more likely than all the ones of somebody sticking pear cuttings with no follow up about whether it actually worked or not.) But I'd wonder if the lack of a taproot would hurt the cloned rootstock in and grafted tree the long run? There's plenty of seedy wild American persimmons in the Philly area you could grab seeds from. I grew a few out seeds I gathered this time last year. Being on the North side of a building with only morning sun and crowded by strawberries one of the three is large enough to graft in the Spring. They probably all would be if they weren't in a terrible location. So it's an option/backup plan to consider.

[@LittleRapGuy]

nice...

[@thavylor]

WOW!! heavily loaded persimmons. How old is this tree?

[@RossRaddi]

Year 8.

[@thavylor]

@@RossRaddi Thanks. I wish I've planted mine 8 years ago. It was just planted yesterday.

[@Glaudge]

The only real exposure to these fruit is when they make you eat the unripe ones at boy's camp or on a camping trip just to get everyone's puckered up reaction... then never encounter these fruits again (and so the only impression anyone ever has is that mouth full of chalk taste when they were a teenager)