How to grow Fuyu Persimmons - Also Details on Native Persimmons

[@sithlord_dani]

When I was little, my grandparents planted a Fuyu persommion tree in our backyard. That tree grew so big and we had persimmons every season, every year. We had so many fruits each year that we would give them away in bags. Sadly, we had to move and obviously, we couldn't take the huge tree with us. To whoever lives in that house now better appreciate all the love and care my grandparents gave that tree and the fruits that tree bears.

[@reedw.5477]

What state did the tree do well in?

[@dulceamanecer4096]

You should of have created a tree by rooting a cutting so you could take a tree with you.

[@vikapepper5177]

@@reedw.5477 I am in California and I do have 2 persimmons trees over 20 years and they're doing really well. My granddaughter selling them during the season. In the good year she'd make $600-$800

[@markwebb5996]

I have grown persimmons for years. This last time that I bought trees, I searched and searched till I found a mail-order nursery that grafted the asian persimmons onto the native common persimmons that you spoke of. Their performance and growth rate have been phenominal

[@pops7187]

This was the most educational video ever! Simple and to the point and you covered everything i needed to know! Thank you

[@garymullins4815]

My goodness thank you. I have been looking everywhere for the information you shared. I appreciate your time and knowledge. At 70 plus my learning curve is getting shorter for sure.

[@ReneSicat-t4p]

Great video and your information are very good and they make sense! I have gone to many persimmons tree videos on KZbin but yours is by far the best! Thank you for sharing! 😀

[@beckysheetz4343]

I have been looking for good information on my new persimmon and am so grateful to have found it. Thank you!!

[@ncbluegrassevents1984]

My horses loved persimmons and would even eat the green ones - all the while shaking their head and making a face - they still kept chewing. 😂😂

[@tavyfavorite1149]

Unripe persimmon will cause cancer.

[@dongyoonlee5798]

I planted a persimmon tree. I am very happy to hear that black roots are normal. Your video is very helpful. Thanks.

[@pauldesjardins4954]

Thanks for the great pruning instructions! I’ve never thought to see which direction the new growth will come from

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@thealchemist6994]

My persimmon bear fruits for the first time thise year! And it dropped fruits when i did not water it for weeks. Out of the 40+ fruits, now 19. The fruits grew bigger though very fast! doubled the size...in a week after i water it for 1 hour long slow running hose. I will water the surrounding area today, as you recommend it for roots to search the water thus spread out.. Thank U!!

[@vivianamcdaniels8237]

How old has to be to produce fruit?

[@s.marcus3669]

Great video, thanks! I grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and we had an astringent persimmon tree in our tiny back yard which bore delicious fruit every single year. Now that I'm living in USDA Zone 7 in Arizona, I finally got ambitious and planted a Fuyu from a small container. I hope that I live long enough to eat the fruit and stand in it's shade!

[@derekanderson9418]

I planted my Nikita's Gift persimmon, back in March of 2021. The tree did not do anything for four months, but after four months, it started germinating and producing leaves. Today, the tree is about 3 feet tall.

[@Rytoast99]

Yes sir. Growing persimmons as a part of a food plot for hunting. They growing wild in open fields here in north east too!

[@madisonnanda5246]

I just bought a fuyu not knowing what care it needs. Your video was very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@leeendahoney]

Please do an update! Do you still have it? Last video I see is from 2017 and in the past year or two, you've done a lot of flowers and shrubs.

[@HaibTshajHaib]

Very informative. Love my fuyu persimmon. First time it gives me fruit. Just one!

[@pt4958]

THANK YOU JIM GOOD INFORMATION NO FOOLISHNESS TALKING THANK YOU!

[@michaelfoort2592]

That was really an excellent tutorial. Very clear and thorough!

[@annadavis6361]

Purchased today! Excited! I knew HortTube would have the info I needed! 💃🏽

[@rllycldg_3633]

We have a fuyu persimmon tree, last year we waited for it to get soft, but then they gotten eaten by all sorts of animals and fell of the tree, this year I took it of when it was hard, cut it up and took a bite, it was tasty! Found out what fuyu persimmons are

[@lilsonic8357]

Thank you for the trimming tip about the buds that’s great to know

[@jeffreed1191]

would love to see a segment on pruning persimmons. Thanks for the Vid's they are great

[@vikapepper5177]

You do not trim or prun the Persimmon! It a tree and it will trim itself... I'm speaking from an experience as I have 2 Persimmon trees 20 & 17th years old.

[@RedfishCarolina]

I have two Fuyu and a Jiro (which I think is just another Fuyu). Hoping to propagate some cuttings soon.

[@lilyli2460]

I grew up in a northern Chinese tranquil countryside where all kinds of persimmon trees are all over there. Some of them are as small as grapes, some are as big as a grapefruit and double layers they are rosy red more beautyfull than I saw the one in the U.S.A.

[@learning2growmyown]

Thank you for sharing the knowledge I have a fuyu persimmons and American persimmons in zone 6B

[@joansmith3492]

Mine have suckers coming up from the roots 10 feet away from the trunk. Have also had borer issues. The fruit is worth it IMO and so pretty in the fall.

[@TomBTerrific]

Mine had suckers too. I removed the root that sprouted the suckers. Hopefully this was the right thing to do. We will see next summer. Mine is planted in sandy Florida soil and I have mulch around mine as the soil dries out so fast. I was told they don’t like soil. I have also had issues with ants and scale.

[@piputc1546]

I couldn’t quite understand about removing the leaves. Please explain further. Thank you!

[@Yeeshupalthakur]

I am from India....and love to watch your videosss

[@teddyhage]

very informative information for when I able to start my persimmon orchard in california

[@gerrylavelle8433]

Moving from Denver Metro to central Florida this spring -- excited to grow persimmons. I have a Meader persimmon that I am going to dig up and take with me -- it's never fruited here in five years. I also have Chicago hardy figs I am going to dig up and take with me so they can live happily ever after in Florida.

[@nareegreel]

Did you have any trouble moving your trees to Florida? I've heard that they will confiscate your plants

[@gerrylavelle8433]

California has agriculture inspection entering the state but I encountered no inspection entering Florida. Anyway, My fig bushes are growing in pots right now while we await closing on a house in Port Charlotte.

[@nareegreel]

@@gerrylavelle8433Thank you for responding

[@nagrabagra4924]

Wonderful! Thank you, you answered many of my questions about general care of fruit trees that i wanted to know!

[@M.Esfahani]

You give a lot of good info in this video. Thank you! 🌷

[@juanitaiveyivey]

I just bought five acres of land here in north Fla I was doing yard work when I notice I have three of theses fruit trees along with five fig trees

[@JimPutnam]

Nice. Good luck with them.

[@leadfarmer73]

Juanita Ivey you BOUGHT 5 ACRES??? Awwww crap! We gotta help you fill that up with food.

[@leadfarmer73]

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[@yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533]

@@JimPutnam I never had any bug problems with my persimmon trees. I grow on a sandhill and use only composted horse and goat manure. I also use a lot of mulch when a hurricane passes. They have never received any type of protection. They are Fuyu and local.

[@sonyakim6409]

3 Fuyu trees and 5 fig trees! I am so jealous!! That is such an awesome blessing!!! Good for you!!

[@GrowWhereYouArePlanted]

Thanks for the info, especially about the clay soils. I am going to attempt growing a Fuyu in ground in the Foothills NC zone 7. I hope it survives the winter. Just in case, I will grow another Ichi Ki Kei Jiro in a pot.

[@sharoncourt75]

I am in zone 6, but now is spring after 1 year it looks like is dead 😕

[@GrowWhereYouArePlanted]

@@sharoncourt75 So sorry. I hope it will awaken soon.

[@sharoncourt75]

@@GrowWhereYouArePlanted i jusy order a Nikita from onegreenworld it said to be ok in zone 5 i am in 6B so i will try again is an asyrigent variaty but that is ok

[@keithdeal7969]

I am also in the foothills of NC...Zone 7b.....Fuyu persimmons do very good here and winters are not a problem and neither are pest.....Get you a couple and don't worry as they will do fine in our part of NC....:)

[@lynaeeakettgreene7208]

Hi! I found your video very helpful. I tried a fuyu persimmon for the first time today. when i cut it open it had two large, almond shaped, seeds inside it. I was considering planting them and seeing what grows. my soil is definitely more clay based, i am in zone 3, so i would pot it and keep it indoors during the cooler months. any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[@s.marcus3669]

I'm in Zone 7; also VERY clay based (caliche) soil and just planted my persimmon. How is your tree, two years on?

[@feonhughes6372]

So helpful! I bought a fuyu persimmons from Home Depot online in April but it arrived with all the leaves with black tips. 2 months in, the black tips on the leaves are gone will the leaves heal? My tree still doesn’t look all that healthy and I saw one Japanese beetle on it today which I sprayed. Any advice as to what I maybe dealing with? Can I get the tree better or just better off just returning it?

[@Ryin88]

I love persimmons. Ive tried for about 4 years from home depot trees to grow them. Hole twice as long and large as pot, watered once a week, more during summers. then like clockwork, they die after the second year...

[@53peace]

Excellent information. Thank you so much. I’ve just started to grow Persimmon trees and cannot get enough information so this video was very helpful. I have a Persimmon Kaki Tipo and waiting for my Fuyu to be delivered. Looking to buy a Chocolate but unable to find much Persimmon trees in UK. Everything seems to be just Persimmon Kaki without any name of the variety . So confused as to what they are. I’m growing them in pots and hopefully I’ll be successful. Thank you 🙏.

[@toxicrune]

Thank you for posting. I live in San Antonio and will be looking out for some root cuttings to plant soon.

[@mercyantony3322]

Very good info about persimon

[@wmoy8507]

Good info on the pruning. I did not know that. Thanks.

[@anderander5662]

I used to live in a house in Eastern Oklahoma that had a grove of persimmons in the backyard... at least 20 trees clumped together. The native trees were kind of messy and attracted red wasps and possums. After a hard frost we would make Fried Pies out of the fruit.... sort of tastes like a papaya.??

[@tavyfavorite1149]

All persimmons are self polinnate. Can you graft a coctail persimmons. Both fuyu and hachiya persimmons. What are soil mixture ? In another persimmon KZbin channel told us the opposite. It require high nitrogen. They die if too much water, need full sun & pest free. Your channel is very informative & Thank you for sharing.

[@cslifestyle9597]

Good growings persimmons have a great day !

[@Cloud-jp6se]

I love persimmons a great fruit. Great video ,veru informative. Especially about the pruning and watching which side the shoot is from the bud. Thanks, ....From Claude in Melbourne Australia

[@thebowfisher8]

Good video. Where about are you located? I completely agree about the over fertilizing of the persimmon, especially nitrogen. I learned that the hard way with fruit drop. However, I disagree with a few statements, but that might be a difference in rootstock. Which rootstock are you using? I'm here in Florida, and I've been grafting Persimmons for over a decade. I graft Fuyu onto Native/Common persimmon rootstock growing on my property. I either graft onto seedlings, or runners. The native persimmons here are very tolerant of water, and wet feet. They literally grow in swamps that are underwater all summer. I've never had an issue with root rot. I planted a lot of them in wet areas where any other fruit tree would get rot. Also, I've never had any pest issues on the Fuyu. I don't spray them or anything. Maybe I've gotten lucky. It's the only tree I haven't had pest issues with...

[@thebowfisher8]

@@OgnjenMali I personally haven't grown Fuyu persimmons from seed, so I'm not 100% sure. I have heard however, that like many other fruits, they do not grow true to seed. So it's possible it may produce, but not likely to be identical to the parent tree. So they fruit may or may not be good. I hear they can take up to 8 or 10 years to produce if grown from seed...

[@doraramirez595]

Hi. I really liked your video, very informative. I planted a 5 Gal fuju tree back this May. I payed 180.. a couple of months ago, here in Orange County started getting super hot, the leafs started getting brown. I trimmed the tree down. I have not notices any growth since. Is it normal? It’s been about two months since.

[@ozzyj94]

What kind of rootstock is best for Fuyu persimmon? And do you know where I can find rootstock online? I want to try grafting myself and experimenting. Thanks and great video!

[@MeeKeeKimchi]

Thank you so much for information how to take care of my favorite fruit tree!!

[@sandraoconnor5700]

Very very helpful and informative, thanks so much!

[@annpafford6496]

Very interesting ,but how invasive are the root system? and how far do they spread ? Ie away from the house,septic or leach field

[@stevegaines-vq3bd]

i live in Southern Ohio & i just planted a persimmon & the soil there was ok, then i planted 2 pear trees about 15' away from it but the soil in those 2 holes were rock, i had to use a pick, & as you just stated those holes will fill up w/ water & the trees are doomed.....so , i'm going to have to dig those two pears up, & find a better spot....SMH....a lot of work but at 89.oo each, i don't want them to die....

[@gracezhang2020]

Hi, I am about to transplant a persimmon tree myself too. But the best spot in my garden used to have a big tree there. I just cut tree down, but there is still a lot of strong roots in the soil. Can I plant my tree next to those big roots? Thank you for your help!

[@bbttresidder7224]

Great video, I learned so much. I have a young Fuyu that I planted in Fall 2021. It had one sweet fruit that we enjoyed Fall 2022. Now its May 2023 and it’s LOADED with flowers turning to young fruit. The tree is only 4.5’ tall, so I don’t think I should keep all the fruit as the young branches likely can’t support it. Should I clear all but one fruit per branch? Help please! Also, I’m located in Zone 9, Roseville, CA.

[@christinebaxter8660]

Great video. Just subscribed to your channel. I was really interested toearn about paying attention to the direction of the bid growth when pruning. Never heard that, but makes sense.

[@olsonlr]

I potted 3 asian persimmons due to lack of space and left them outside for maybe 5 winters. Now we have had fairly mild winters here in piedmont GA 7B 8A, but I suffered no loss. I think because the root stock is native, they are much more cold and wet tolerant than the asians.

[@pedrogonzalesgonzales5097]

There seems to be a big problem with early death of store bought potted persimmons. Death occurs after one season even if the plant does moderately well the weeks after planting. This is so big a problem that some nurseries have given up on sales of Asian persimmons

[@JJthedeadhead]

Thanks for this helpful Fuyu video, as far the pest issue, I've had good luck using neem oil on my other plants. Any known issue using on a Fuyu? Thanks again!

[@AncientHippie]

Excellent video, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you propagate from a stem cutting will the variety stay true?

[@jayl24]

Great presentation! I have a question. 7 years ago I bought a small “Asian” persimmon tree from a local Home Depot in north TX. It is now 10 ft high. This year it started to bear fruits for the very 1st time. However the persimmon fruits are very small, not too much bigger than a cherry and its seeds inside are relatively large in size. Should I assume this tree was not grafted properly when it was young? If yes, can I now graft some of its branches? Thank you!

[@elizabeth79547]

We live in the northeast or Northwest of Vancouver and I was wondering if we should leave our tree persimmon tree in the pot or put it in the ground?

[@BroadShouldersFarm]

Great video!

[@a.6717]

Very informative 👏 👌 Thanks

[@michaelfoort2592]

I just planted a Fuyu in Coastal British Columbia

[@teresamuller7352]

Thank you/ very informative. We live in Redding, CA- zone 9- very hot summers- dry humidity, occasional high winds. Clay soil. My Fuyu is 4 years old. Not much growth: bud drop after flowering. Maybe too much fertilizer like you said. It on a slight hill, so I think it drains ok. Suggestions?

[@shamsavalliani8586]

I started persimmon plant from a seed 2 years ago it’s about 2 feet tall. Can I plant it in the ground or leave it in the pot? Also is it going to give me fruit if it’s grow from a seed?

[@yellixacruz7873]

Hi Jim. I have a Fuyu tree and for the past 2 years all the fruit dropped from the tree while still small. What can I do to prevent this from happening next season?

[@lys7673]

Hi nice video.Have a quick question.I plant a persimmon tree about 7 yrs nowand it's not giving any fruits.Was jus wondering why.Its very tall but no fruits

[@zouheir2651]

Thank you for All the information

[@dsddala467]

American Persimmons are out in California too. I have been eating persimmon cookies my whole life. My neighbors have a tree and I can get all the free persimmons I want. I just threw 3 fuyu persimmon seeds in a pot I had in the house with an avocado I grew from seed, and all 3 just germinated! Now I want to know how to dwarf this tree with pruning. Do tell!!

[@napgarcia1240]

Hi Jim, is this persimmon will grow in tropical area.

[@jeffbstrong]

I have an asian persimmon that was doing well but some animal ate the leaves and broke the trunk off right before winter. the remaining trunk is about two feet tall and above the graft and it was planted with a very deep root. Is it possible that it will recover. Thank you for your video

[@seaglass3434]

Hi, I have a fuyu for 10 years now in zone 6. They will fruit and drop all of them. Could it be a male tree or could not be a fuyu when they sold it to me? Thank you.

[@RyanScion]

Great informative video thank you!

[@guardianofthesacredflame1649]

I have not been able to root a persimmon cutting. Do you have a video on the matter?

[@venusatseven]

Great video thank you! :) I've read that fuyu persimmons (my fav) can grow in zone 7a, but I can't find anywhere if they would survive and fruit in UTAH's zone 7a - does anyone know?

[@camilopadin7497]

Great explanation

[@ngocngo8604]

I have fuju persimmon tree,the fruit is small, can I graft the giant fuju persimmon. I’m in zone 6. Thank you!

[@shingj4007]

I'm very exited to hear you say that Fuyu persimmon trees could be planted in pots. I live in zone 5a, can I prune it and keep it short, what should be the minimum height? if so, can it be planted in planters smaller than 25 gallons? Thanks.

[@victornji9908]

Thanks for the video. I live in Yukon, Oklahoma. Where can I buy a Persimmon tree?

[@warwickclark2143]

Terrific vid!

[@805Cowboys1]

Where did you guys buy your tree? For some reason I can’t have this variety shipped to Southern California 😩

[@Banhbodaheo]

I have 1 of a kind of fuyu persimmon every year the young leafs has been bit off to its shoot from some insects Would you tell me why it's young leaf not stay like other kind? Appreciate, for sharing

[@vikingrobot4179]

I’d like to propagate some of my neighbors common persimmons. The house he bought has three mature trees that are about 25-30’ high and yield a massive amount of fruit. The deer absolutely love his yard and large herds including batchelor groups hang out there. It’s like Marty Stouffords wild America over there come peak hunting season. I’d like to propagate some cuttings but I’m not sure if they will fruit . I’ll get some from each tree but I was wondering when is the best time of year to try this?

[@18poise]

hi, here in NC do they tolerate our winters? how do we protect them in the winter? thanks for the great video!

[@elizabeth79547]

I just received a Fuji persimmon plant in a large pot my neighbor has persimmon trees a couple of them and they're not doing very well but he approved and I was wondering should I leave mine in a pot I live in Vancouver in the northwest or should I plant in the ground and how do you take care of it but it's in a crown if the of it freezes.?

[@steviebee1989]

Elizabeth Gragg your last sentence makes no sense whatsoever. What is the crown for example, what does “if the of it..” mean?

[@elizabeth79547]

I planted my persimmon tree in a pot will affect it when the freeze comes.

[@windstorm7756]

Persimmon trees live in the Northwest.

[@dtw111able]

Do you spray them with anything against bugs and diseases?

[@bernardorobles183]

Hi Jim ! Thank you for posting these very helpful videos. I live in Texas, El Paso to be more precise and I got two fuyu persimmons. One is 4 feet and the other 5 feet high. I plant them this last winter and they seem to be doing ok except for the fact that they haven't grown much at all. soil is a bit clay-ish, not too much I water twice a week, for 15 or 20 minutes with a stream of water about an eight of an inch or little more coming out of the hose. Weather here can get to be very hot. Is this too little water, too much water? any help will be greatly appreciated !!!

[@doraramirez595]

Sorry, you haven’t gotten a reply. I’m kind of going through the same thing with my persimmon. I planted it this last May . I tried it about 2 months ago and is like it stoped growing completely.

[@HangNguyen-ty7zv]

Hi bro!! Do you graft persimmons fruit trees? If so what month is best for graft persimmons I am living in Ga state Thanks

[@jeanrespicio9165]

Yes thank Jim my problem with my persimmon is that there’s plenty of small fruits that fell to the ground and I don’t know how to prevent fruits to fell do you have any suggestions

[@gregleach5833]

They tend to fall off in their first 2-3 years but after that with good watering in dry weather they will stop loosing the fruit .

[@theresaburdett1054]

They are divine

[@antonioguardado9679]

I will like to pick a few of

[@myongkim863]

Thank you for good information... I have 20yrs old persimmon tree and gave me very bad fruits....i think my tree has fungus and insects....what kind of pesticide would you recommend for my persimmon tree?

[@caveman7608]

Is pine mulch the same as the conditioner?

[@KarensAlabamaLife]

My husband bought a Fuyu Persimmon a couple months ago. No foliage then, and still no foliage. I read or heard that they may not bud or lead out until June. Any advice or help would be appreciated! We are in lower Alabama.

[@RoseTorn411]

What's the root system like? Do they sucker?

[@GarysBBQSupplies]

Thanks! I appreciate the info. I was thinking of growing these but with all the "Bug" issues, I think I'll pass. :)

[@theresa94010]

Im in Zone 9, northern CA, never had any bug issues on my two fuyu persimmon trees. They are 4 yrs old, 7-8 ft tall, pruned every fall to keep them in check. Very health, no bugs of any kind.

[@tt0022]

No bug issue at all for both my fuyu, every year they produce abundant crops.

[@yolandamoring2349]

I have one whole tree of persimmons that look like one whole side is wrinkled. I was wondering if they are still good .

[@theresa94010]

I have a FuYu that is finally giving me a good harvest this year after 6-7 years, however, the vast majority of the fruit are "infected" by something, the core of the fruit are black, terrible looking. I hear pests, disease are rare in persimmon and no other back yard persimmon growers that I know of have had this problem. You have any insight or advice you can give me? I would appreciate it so much. Im in zone 9, Northern California.

[@emangthuso4383]

Great informative video!