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  • From: Jwlehman@aol.com
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] blue persimmon
  • Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:33:14 EST

In a message dated 11/12/2009 12:07:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, holycow@frontiernet.net writes:

Half would be males, and the others would produce blue,
yes, but inedible fruits.  What's the point?  They'd do better to amuse
themselves by grafting a branch from a known female blue persimmon onto a
good quality tree.       Donna


Donna is correct. There is great genetic diversity in persimmon and planting the seed you have a far less chance than 50/50 of getting a good blue [hue] persimmon. Diospyros is not homozygous, but rather is heterozygous.

Jerry Lehman, Chair
NAFEX American Persimmon Group
7780 Persimmon St.
Terre Haute, IN 47802
812-298-8733


  • Re: [NAFEX] blue persimmon, Jwlehman, 11/12/2009

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