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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@vsnl.com>]

I have some experience with the orchard scale cultivation of persimmon here
in India.  I feel that this tree virtually does not require any pruning,
especially in home orchards.  Only dead wood or branches very oddly placed
may be removed.

I have seen this in Japan too.  The Japanese home gardeners just the trees
grow undisturbed.

One of the basic principles of home scale gardening is to adopt the simplest
technology.

Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Horticultural Consultant on Lesserknown Indian Fruits
http://www.lesserknownplants.com

----- Original Message -----
From: boyd manges <bmanges@yahoo.com>
To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nafex] Pruning Persimmon and Pawpaw??


> Reich in "uncommon fruits..." says persimmons should
> be pruned to an open center or leader system because
> the wood is brittle and breaks easily.  He also
> recommends bearing age trees be pruned to shorten
> branches (my trees also seem to be somewhat branchy
> and thin).  PawPaws can also be pruned, but my 8 year
> old trees look great unpruned (except for crossed
> branches)  the branches are stout and don't even bend
> with a big cluster of fruit. They have a natural
> pyramidal shape I'ld hate to mess with.  I did prune
> some seedlings to fit in a grow tunnel, though.
>
> boyd manges n. Michigan Z5
> --- nottke <nottke@ols.net> wrote:
> > Can any one point me to a reference, or tell me,
> > about whether or how to
> > prune American persimmons and pawpaws?
> > I have several seedlings of each and I am interested
> > in optimizing fruit
> > production from them.
> > In the case of each type of tree, the tallest are
> > about 12 feet and the
> > shortest are about 2 feet.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > James E. Nottke
> > Pfafftown, NC
> > Hardiness Zone 7A
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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