To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] persimmon fertilization
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:24:14 -0500
At 10:50 AM 6/9/2007, you wrote:
I wish I could remember where I read it, but I recall reading that
persimmons can be tricked into believing they have been pollenated by
chestnut pollen.
I've seen that same claim - at John H. Gordon's website, if I recall
correctly.
Don't know for sure that they even bloom concurrently here, so I
don't know that it's even possible.