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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

Jim Fruth asked about Meader.
I'll save Lon some typing an re-post this message he sent to the list 
years ago.
Others may have input on Meader's performance here in the east, as well.


> In the NW climate Meader will set seedless fruit and mature them, but it's a
> fluke of our climate.  In most places, you have to have a male to pollinate
> it.  HOWEVER, "Meader" is a seedling of Garretson, one of the "Early Golden"
> family, and as such, carries genes that allow it to occasionaly develop
> limbs of male flowers.  If that happens, you will get seeded fruit as long
> as you don't prune the male limb off.  There are also a few perfect flowered
> persimmons.  On is Szukis (pronounced "shoe kiss") and another is one from
> breeder Jim Claypool, his F-100.  I have both and have found the F-100 to be
> the most reliable.  It is technically male, but it sets both small seedless
> fruit and larger seeded fruit.  That is, it has both male flowers and some
> perfect flowers on the same tree.  Graft some on your "Meader" and you will
> get fruit on all the tree.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, consulting, more, at
> http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
>
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> >To: nafex@egroups.com
> >Subject: [nafex] Meader persimmons
> >Date: Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 3:42 PM
> >
>
> >I have been growing a Meader persimmons for several years.  It has bloomed
> >three times and each time fruit appears to set, however each year the fruit
> >dries and falls off in July.  I live in a suburb of Denver, CO.  I have
> >seen fruit come to maturity in the Denver Botanic Gardens in the 
> same year mine
> >has failed.  I am wondering if anyone has any ideas for how to get a crop.
> >Meader is supposed to be self pollinating, but is it 
> really?  Moisture?  Heat?