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  • From: edforest55@hotmail.com
  • To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
  • Subject: [nafex] Re: Persimmon recommendations for zone 5
  • Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 16:52:17 -0000

I have three messages, one each for Lon, Gordon, and Lee:
Lon,
I recall you saying that before about some persimmon variety
producing seeds in some areas and not others, but didn't recall it
was Meader. I did do an archive search on this topic and don't know
why I didn't pick up your previouis post on this. Anyway, it looks
like, if I don't want seeds, which sounds like a huge marketing
advantage, especially for a smaller persimmon, assuming quality is
equivalent to seeded fruits, then it seems like I might try to grow a
row of Meaders in hopes that at least some of the branches will be
male.
Which brings me to my question: Are you implying that if the fruit of
a Meader is "pollenized" by a male branch from a Meader, that it will
either not bear fruit at all (if in the wrong location) or will bear
seedless fruits (as in Oregon)as long as there aren't any other male
trees nearby... From the nursery descriptions, the Meader is the only
one that is listed as hardy to -35 F. None of the others have a
rating. I am thinking of growing enough for sale to local coops. So,
size and lack of seeds would be factors as well as flavor. Yates
seems to be the largest, at 2.25" but hardiness I don't know. The
literature says that it too will produce seedless fruit if "grown
without a pollinator". I suppose that it, like the Meader must
produce male branches.

Gordon, you say that only one ripens and drops hardy persimmon. Which
might that be? Is it a seedling you grew yourself?

Lee, thanks for the tip about Roseyanka, I'll see if I can contact
Jerry Lehman about its hardiness, I think that Terre Haute is zone 6
though.
Kevin B


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