Growing Tropical Persimmons In South Florida

[@legalyzeit]

we have a five year old Saijo and Fuyu, also a twenty year plus old american persimmon tree(small not very tasty fruit). The Fuyu has produced a few fruit in two years while we had our first Saijo fruit this year. Learning and tasting this fruit for the first time was a true blessing, they are amazing, definitely one of my favorite fruits. We are a bit further north but glad we can grow these and glad there are varieties that do well in the southern part of the state as Persimmons are amazing lesser known fruits. Great video Paul

[@geriannroth449]

Can they grow in the Tropics where there's no chill hours?

[@FruitfulTrees]

where are you located

[@FruitfulTrees]

no fuyu but tropical persimmons yes

[@geriannroth449]

@FruitfulTrees I'm way over in Barbados in the Caribbean. Any varieties of Persimmons you'd recommend to grow here in the tropical Caribbean??

[@Rebecca-ns4xe]

Awesome! Ordered a box of the fuyu persimmons, $35 for that large box is great. My persimmons in central FL are done for the season, delicious fruit! Planning to add Suruga next, can't find Triumph anywhere.

[@biswanathbala4809]

Excellent quality...

[@docgrowsfood]

I bought an astringent Saijo Persimmon Tree from Pete Kanaris this Spring (per his recommendation, told me it was his favorite tasting). I live in Land O Lakes, also in zone 9B about 20 minutes South of Green Dreams Nursery. Can't wait to try the fruit! I'm hoping it bears next year.

[@wMerlinw]

Just realized I didn't have notifications on. I guess I'll do some binge watching to catch up.

[@alfredoutrilla4472]

I have a fuyu and a saijo. While fuyu is good, saijo taste incredible.

[@RoundaboutHexagons]

Wonderful avocados, if my avocados get root-bound will they die?

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

Persimmons are everywhere where I live They are big a super sweet like. Honey

[@FruitfulTrees]

where do you live

[@925lOtUs]

Finally! Another video on persimmon! I got a ichi jiro and I am going to try to get it to fruit. Has any one successfully got it to fruit yearly?

[@Rebecca-ns4xe]

I have ichi jiro in central FL, after it hit 5 years old it now fruits yearly, delicious fruit!

[@valchris11]

I am in Central Fl . I had a Fuyu and over a period of 3 yrs ,it slowly declined so I removed it last yr . I am on the fence on getting another though.

[@In2danite]

Paul, Blessings. Can you Freeze them like the Mangos and the white sapote?

[@FruitfulTrees]

Not sure about this vatiety. I have frozen the hychia variety successfully. in fact I've frozen them hard and unripe and when they did unfreeze they were soft and ripe. They may work with the tropical varieties I hope to try one day

[@In2danite]

@@FruitfulTrees I appreciate the response and Information. Thank you. Blessings...

[@chrisjohncranston2388]

I let my excess persimmons ripen, cut off the tops, squeeze out the juicy flesh into a bowl, mix it with a fork and freeze the mix in a heavy-duty Ziplock bag. I make smoothies from my homegrown persimmons, bananas, starfruit and collard greens and add a little cinnamon and protein powder...Breakfast.

[@In2danite]

@@chrisjohncranston2388 Thank you for the information. Blessings.

[@wertyfor]

Confirmed. I tried growing 5 Fuyu persimmons from seed in south Texas zone 9a They all died in partial shade. They don't grow in our heat.

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

There's 475 species in the Diospyros genus(Persimmon's genus) out of which about 90% are true tropical species, so... I didn't expect to see kakis with such a title 😅😅

[@PobrengNegrense]

Can I plant that in Philippines?

[@FruitfulTrees]

I don't know