PERSIMMON (Diospyros virginiana)     ONLY SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZES AVAILABLE 2011

The orange fruit of the American Persimmon is very astringent until fully ripe in the fall. The 1-2" fruit then becomes among the sweetest tasting and most nutritious in the world. Mature trees are columnar in shape, reaching 40-50 feet in height and begin bearing in 3 to 4 yrs. Trees should be spaced 20-40 feet apart. Transplants require abundant moisture, and sometimes break dormancy a month or more after they are set, especially in cool weather.


  SMALL MEDIUM LARGE X-LARGE  
SIZE 1'-2' 2'-3' 3'-4' 4'-5' 5'-6'
PRICE $24.00 $28.00 $32.00 $36.00 $40.00

BLUE    S.IN. 1978. Discovered by Leon Pounds, skin is blue in color, prune-shaped, and late maturing.

CRAGGS    Hamsburg, Il.   Large (1-11/2") late Oct. ripening fruit is yellow orange with red blush.

DOLLYWOOD  IL.  Very large fruit of high quality, seedling of Early Golden, very heavy cropping variety.

EARLY GOLDEN    IL. 1890. Large sweet fruit with good flavor. Often self fertile. 

EVELYN     N. Tonowonda, NY. Very large (1.5 - 1.8"), sweet, deep orange, usually seedless fruit. Ripens mid-Sept. to late Oct., sets very heavy crops. 

JANET    IN.   Very heavy producing variety with soft (1- 1 1/2") dark orange fruit , mid to late season. 

JOHN RICK   IL. Seedling of Killen, 1½" - 2" fruit, orange with a reddish blush. Firm high quality sweet fruit.

KILLEN   Felton, DE. Large (1 - 1½) orange fruit that ripens in mid. Oct. in KY, very productive.

Loverboy  KY  2010  A male clone with sixty chromosomes which produces seedless fruits on most cultivars,  when serving as a pollinator.

MILLER   MO Produces large, reddish-yellow, soft fruit, that ripens in late Oct.  

MORRIS BURTON   IN. Small, very sweet fruit; considered the best quality fruit by many.

MUNICH   SO.IN. Large fruited cultivar(2") with few seeds and sweet pulp. Very productive and ranks high in all around qualities. 

NC-10    Ont.  Selected by Doug Campbell.  Early maturing, medium-sized fruit.  For northern locations. 

SZUKIS Ont. 1985. Seedling of Early Golden, displays bi-sexual traits, pollinates all other varieties and produces medium-large fruits.   SOLD OUT

WINTER GOLD  KY 2010   A variety selected for winter wildlife food.  Bright reddish orange  large fruit that ripens in December and January.

YATES    So. IN. Very large fruits reach 2 1/8" and ripen late Aug. to late Sept. Very productive and seedless if grown without pollinator.


Other cultivars available by request for 2011:   Delight, Garretson, Golden Supreme, H-118, Miles, Ruby, Woolbright.

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