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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Some years ago I asked someone who was going to Korea to see if they could get seed from the most northern persimmons there.  What I got turned out to be Diospyros lotus, which is usually used as a rootstock for D. Kaki.  From what I found, it is used for fruit there (in Korea).  None of the seedlings has started to bear as yet, though.  If they ever do, I'll offer seed to try as hardy rootstocks to help in marginal Kaki areas.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Nov 27, 2005, at 12:52 PM, Lucky Pittman wrote: