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  • From: Lee Reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Tall persimmons
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:09:03 -0500

I've grown American persimmon cultivars here in Zone 5 in the Hudson Valley for about 20 years and almost always harvest nice crops. I recommend Szukis as the best for flavor and hardiness, and just about as good are Mohler, Dooley, and Yates. Meader never tastes that good to me, Pieper never ripened, and Prok just barely ripens but remains somewhat astringent and bland.

Lee Reich, PhD

Books by Lee Reich:
A Northeast Gardener's Year
The Pruning Book
Weedless Gardening
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
Landscaping with Fruit





On Jan 8, 2010, at 3:15 PM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote:

I probably just need someone to talk me out of this, but y'all got me thinking about persimmons again. Is it possible to grow them in zone 5a, upstate NY? I know the American species is hardy to this zone, but do the fruit have enough heat and time to mature here? How about this Rosseyanka hybrid?

I saw a kaki tree in Switzerland in December that looked ridiculous, it had so many gaudy orange fruit on it. It made me think that a persimmon might be worth planting just as an ornamental.

Melissa
Enjoying the smell of candying citrus peel on the stove, and looking out at the snow.



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