North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>]

Does Rosseyanka need a male or does it produce well on its own?

Regards,

Jay

Jay Cutts
Director, Cutts Graduate Reviews
Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Prep Book
Lead Author, Barron's LSAT Prep Book (2013)
(505) 281-0684
10 am to 10 pm Mountain Time, 7 days

On 2/2/2014 5:25 PM, alexis wrote:
> Re: American/ Asian Persimmon Hybrids
>
> The trees to which I referred are the Rosseyanka and the Nikita's Gift.
> Both are truly amazing fruit. The Rosseyanka has a deep, rich flavor,
> with the sweetness of the Asians but a more complex, rich flavor that it
> gets from the American heritage. Can hang on the tree through much of
> the winter if you can keep the varmits off of them. Would probably dry
> well, though I eat all of mine too quickly to do much with that yet. The
> Rosseyanka is similar in cold hardiness to American persimmons.
> The Nikita is a bit larger than the Rosseyanka, the skin is a little
> thinner. It is not quite as cold hardy as an American or Rosseyanka, but
> still (probably) more cold hardy than any true Asian. The flavor is also
> very sweet, very rich and complex.
> Both of these trees tend to be largely trouble free as regards disease
> and insects. They are the polar opposite of common fruits (apple, peach,
> plum) that most often need chemicals or LOTS of attention to make
> spotless fruit. They also have higher food value -- not just sweet, but
> filling.
> Alexis
> __________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> aubscribe/unsubscribe|user config|list info|make a donation toward list 
> maintenance:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
> message archives
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
> Google message archive search:
> site: lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/nafex [searchstring]
> nafex list mirror sites:
> http://groups.google.com/group/nafexlist
> https://sites.google.com/site/nafexmailinglist
> Avant Geared  http://www.avantgeared.com