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[Jeffrey Boulier <boulierinasia@yahoo.com>]

Persimmons are apparently prone to alternate bearing, so that'd be my guess. 

From 
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/old-persimmons-trees-begin-set-fruit-61521.html

"Persimmon trees are prone to bearing biannually or having a multiple-year 
bearing cycle. This alternate bearing means that you can have a large crop 
one year but not see anything the following year. The next time your tree 
produces fruit may be the following year or several years later, if the tree 
has fallen into a multiple year bearing cycle. This is common with 
persimmons. You may be able to prevent this by ensuring that you regularly 
water the tree and have it planted in a protected area where it will be less 
impacted by environmental stresses. However, even well-cared-for persimmons 
may still not produce crops every year due to damage to the reproductive 
organs or the tree's self-protection measure when it bears an especially 
heavy crop."


Jeff Boulier
Herndon, VA (Zone 6b/7a)


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 From: Bob Kelly <bkelly66@bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2013 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [nafex] persimmn trimming
 

Speaking of kaki persimmon, last year I had a bumper crop on all 3 trees.  I 
gave away hundreds of pounds.  This year there are hardly any persimmons 
showing.  We did have one low temp in the mid 30's in late March, but it had 
no effect on  muscadines, figs, pomegranates, and blueberries.  Any ideas?
 
Bob Kelly
Aberdeen, MS(Zone 8A)


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From: "Jwlehman@aol.com" <Jwlehman@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [nafex] persimmn trimming
  

In a message dated 8/2/2013 7:12:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jerrydana5@aol.com writes:

> I have some persimmon trees I have grown from seed and they are about 12 
> feet high.  No fruit yet. When should they begin bearing?  And should I 
> trim them to make them more fruitful?  Jerry in southern Indiana
> 

Hi Jerry,

At 12 feet they should be bearing. Have you seen flowers? Could they be 
males? 

I'd wait now until next spring then prune off the lower limbs lower than 
maybe 5 feet or 6 ft.  And prune out limbs that are crowding other limbs, 
balancing out the tree. 

Jerry
West central Indiana  
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I bought two Kania traps last year and tried a whole range of baits, as did a 
neighbour to
whom I lent one of them.  Neither one of us caught a single squirrel.  I 
contacted Kania, who
suggested that our Eastern Red squirrels are too small to trigger the traps, 
which work much
better with the larger Gray squirrels.  Our squirrels may be smaller, but 
they sure are efficient
at stealing fruit.  Kania suggests that we wrap the trigger wire with grass, 
to make it bulkier,
so that the smaller squirrels can't simply step through it.  In addition they 
want me to file the
latch wire to make "a hair trigger" - this I am more reluctant to do, as I am 
unsure whether I
will get it right, and don't want to over-do it.  Anybody got any experience 
with smaller
squirrels and Kania traps??