Persimmons...how do I love thee...let me count the ways.....

[Native Hunter]

We are fortunate to have found several Persimmons growing on our Lease. Last year the one that is Full Grown was loaded with fruit-- Until Hurricane Michael come through and knocked them all off.

Since then I have located and cleaned the area around two to three more that are all within one of my Stands. While they are small yet it should be just a few years before they start producing well.

Question: Any tips for fertilizer or anything that can be put around the Drip Line to help them mature and start fruiting?

I don't fertilize them, but agree with the following:
https://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/how-to-grow/fruit-trees/persimmon-trees/fertilizing

 

[Native Hunter]

First 2019 ripe persimmons.

Gonna try something new - dehydrating them. Left the seed, because I thought they might be easier to remove when dried.

 

[THE LLC]

Are those Asian persimmons? A buddy of mine used to do that with his Japanese ones. Holy crap! Talk about awesome natural candy. Wonderful in the deer stand in mid December!

 

[Native Hunter]

Are those Asian persimmons? A buddy of mine used to do that with his Japanese ones. Holy crap! Talk about awesome natural candy. Wonderful in the deer stand in mid December!

I lost the tag off of this one, but I believe it is Prok, which is an American persimmon, but larger than most.

This one is very early. Most of my natives are still very green.

 

[THE LLC]

I always thought our native persimmons had to have a frost on them to be edible.

 

[Native Hunter]

I always thought our native persimmons had to have a frost on them to be edible.

I thought the same thing much of my life and then found out it wasn’t true for all native persimmons. There are many natives that ripen way before any frost.

That’s a good thing because I’m getting persimmons dropping from the first of September all the way into January.

 

[THE LLC]

Awesome. Old wives tale I guess. Let me know how your experiment works out. I know the Fuyus are awesome like that.

 

[Native Hunter]

Awesome. Old wives tale I guess. Let me know how your experiment works out. I know the Fuyus are awesome like that.

The turned out good. I didn't like them as well as dehydrated apples or pears, but still a good snack for a change.

 

[lakngolf]

I have found two new trees producing at the Bull Pen. The Persimmon buck to doe ratio on my property is way out of line so I am glad to find a producer every now and then.
Last fall I introduced Jack (11) to the taste of ripe persimmons. He thought they were pretty good. I told him how SOP was to have him bite into a green one, but I did not put him thru that.
Then, at home we have a HUGE Marseilles fig tree that is loaded. I introduced Jack to figs also. He liked them, his sister tried one. I was shocked that both thought they were pretty good.
Got to teach them to live off the land! Or make it easier and move near Native.

 

[Native Hunter]

A country boy can survive....

 

[pinetag]

Found another mature persimmon this morning so that makes 3 mature trees and 10 seedlings that I planted this past spring. I would think out of 13 known trees, one of those has got to be a female.

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[Native Hunter]

Found another mature persimmon this morning so that makes 3 mature trees and 10 seedlings that I planted this past spring. I would think out of 13 known trees, one of those has got to be a female.

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If not, you should never play the lottery....

 

[suburbhunter]

I just got back from my place in ky and found a lot of native males and females. The females are loaded

I guess I love thee too..


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[Native Hunter]

I just got back from my place in ky and found a lot of native males and females. The females are loaded

I guess I love thee too..


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I can tell you from the color that this one is going to be a late dropper. Nice tree!

 

[suburbhunter]

I think I ended up finding 7-9 females in two different clusters, in two different locations. 2-3, or 4 right next to each other and then a single straggler 50 yards away. All were loaded with the same coloration as in the pic above.


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[Native Hunter]

My early natives are starting to get some color. These will be prime time during the early October ML season.

 

[pinetag]

If not, you should never play the lottery....

Ha, true! Hopefully I have better luck with trees than I've had with lottery tickets.

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[Matt Casto]

Would it be best to take some of this years small growth to graft on to a male tree or should I prune female back harsh in hopes of better grafting material the next year?

 

[Native Hunter]

Would it be best to take some of this years small growth to graft on to a male tree or should I prune female back harsh in hopes of better grafting material the next year?

Just collect your female scion wood next spring a couple of weeks before it comes out of dormancy. Store in the fridge in damp paper towels until you use it. Graft when the bark starts slipping.

Your grafting material should be fine with no extra steps.

 

[Matt Casto]

Thanks didn’t know if smaller growth this year would be very good since been in drought even persimmon fruit is smaller than normal this year