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  • From: "Dr. Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Persimmon IDs? Geneva Long & NC-10
  • Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:47:33 -0500

As Emily Litella (Gilda Radner on SNL in the ‘70s) would say, “Never mind.”

 

Well, I’ve answered my own question.

Visiting John Gordon’s website, he indicates that NC-10 is one of the earliest-ripening persimmon varieties he offers – early September; and the line-drawing of NC-10 is typical (elongate ‘acorn’ shape) of the fruits on my tree.

 

Lucky

 

 

 

From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Lucky Pittman
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:29 AM
To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
Subject: [NAFEX] Persimmon IDs? Geneva Long & NC-10

 

You know, for several years, I’ve been wondering if perhaps I mislabeled the first two persimmons I grafted – Geneva Long & NC-10, scions from John Gordon;  the ‘Geneva Long’ tree produced for several years – just a typical round D.virginiana – but had a borer infestation, and Hurrican Ike’s winds last September broke it over.  I’d always wondered why Dr. Slate called it “Geneva LONG” – when it was round.  My  ‘NC-10’ tree has only been bearing lightly, for a couple of years – but those fruits are elongate ‘acorn’ shaped fruits . 

Makes me wonder if I got the IDs switched 10-12 years ago when I was first starting out with my grafting attempts; maybe my ‘NC-10’ is actually Geneva Long.

 

The ‘NC-10’ tree has a heavy crop this year – they’re starting to drop now, I gathered a couple dozen BIG fruits from the grass beneath it yesterday afternoon.  Lighter yellow color this year than last, when they were the typical orange D.virginiana color, but easily 50% larger – some twice the size of the fruits it’s produced the last two years.  Good flavor, and still some character to the flesh – and still just a hint of astringency in some, but not enough to stop me from eating them.

 

Wondered if anyone (Jerry Lehman?) might be able to shed some light on my dilemma – anybody got photos of ‘known’ specimens of these two varieties?

 

Lucky

 




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