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

I've seen those allegations - put forward mainly by John Gordon - 
that Geneva Long is a hybrid.
I've been growing it for nearly 10 years - it was one of the very 
first persimmons I ever grafted (got my scions from JHG) - and while 
it does have big, glossy leaves, there's nothing about the fruit, as 
it grows here, that makes me think it's anything other than just an 
average D.virginiana.  I've got several Americans that are much 
better here than is Geneva Long - bigger and tastier fruits.

Mileage may vary.


Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY