Looks good to me. I found a native persimmon last week on my place, that I didn't know I had ... fruit is not too small, and fairly plentyful. Pretty good size tree.. 20' or more. I am looking forward to pulling them. My Fuyu and Eureka are growing nicely, but no fruit this year. They were 5 gal trees that I planted during the winter. Will the native pollinate the asian trees?
That mulch was piled on when the drought hit extreme levels and the temps. went to 100deg. everyday. Trees love hay mulch. And it does hold the moisture.
Hmmmm.... Ripened, astringent-type persimmons (meaning they are extremely 'puckery' until ripe) are soft on the inside. Think mush. The flavor is sweet, tropical, and certainly one to its own. Orange blended into bananas? I ate a John Rick persimmon two days ago and declared it the finest persimmon I've ever eaten to date. The skin was almost crisp, while the flavor and texture was soothing. Only one seed in the entire persimmon! Can't wait to try a Yates soon.
So I gather from what you are saying about flowering that the persimmon is a "tip-bearer". Thus if you were to cut the tips off all the branches this winter, you might get zero persimmons, because the flower buds are developed at the tips of last year's growth. I just found this out about my Cortland apple, and as a result I will need to be far more judicious about winter pruning so I don't lose all my fruit!
The persimmon is one step beyond a tip-bearer. It's flowers are produced on current season's growth. (I know I didn't make that very clear in the video). Meaning that next year's persimmons don't even exist in bud form yet. They'll grow on next year's shoots in April/May. Sorry about the Cortland. Always learning. I'm afraid I'll do that to one of my tip-bearers someday.
They won't grow here, but we got peaches and pears that do well in our climate in Eastern, Ontario. Getting desperate for my garden lol.. Happy New Year Rob from Canada eh..
I doubt the natives pollinate asian. Just guessing it's like a sweet cherry/tart cherry situation. Not sure about it though. I could possibly grow one cultivar of asian persimmon here, but one cold winter would likely kill it. I see persimmon pudding in your future.
Like how you really piled on the mulch beneath your persimmons. Great growth, perhaps owing to that moisture and humus.
Looks good to me.
I found a native persimmon last week on my place, that I didn't know I had ... fruit is not too small, and fairly plentyful. Pretty good size tree.. 20' or more. I am looking forward to pulling them.
My Fuyu and Eureka are growing nicely, but no fruit this year. They were 5 gal trees that I planted during the winter.
Will the native pollinate the asian trees?
That mulch was piled on when the drought hit extreme levels and the temps. went to 100deg. everyday. Trees love hay mulch. And it does hold the moisture.
That's amazing growth. What apples I do have this year are smaller than normal due to the drought. Maybe your persimmons are also.
Hmmmm.... Ripened, astringent-type persimmons (meaning they are extremely 'puckery' until ripe) are soft on the inside. Think mush. The flavor is sweet, tropical, and certainly one to its own. Orange blended into bananas?
I ate a John Rick persimmon two days ago and declared it the finest persimmon I've ever eaten to date. The skin was almost crisp, while the flavor and texture was soothing. Only one seed in the entire persimmon! Can't wait to try a Yates soon.
looking good!!!
So I gather from what you are saying about flowering that the persimmon is a "tip-bearer". Thus if you were to cut the tips off all the branches this winter, you might get zero persimmons, because the flower buds are developed at the tips of last year's growth. I just found this out about my Cortland apple, and as a result I will need to be far more judicious about winter pruning so I don't lose all my fruit!
I can't believe the drought hasn't affected size. But we've gotten rain since mid-July. That might be helping them.
The persimmon is one step beyond a tip-bearer. It's flowers are produced on current season's growth. (I know I didn't make that very clear in the video). Meaning that next year's persimmons don't even exist in bud form yet. They'll grow on next year's shoots in April/May.
Sorry about the Cortland. Always learning. I'm afraid I'll do that to one of my tip-bearers someday.
nice gift
They won't grow here, but we got peaches and pears that do well in our climate in Eastern, Ontario.
Getting desperate for my garden lol..
Happy New Year Rob from Canada eh..
It might be that the small size of my apples is due to bad pollination.
Was the Yates persimmon great tasting? I’m considering getting some of that variety
They are good persimmons for sure. I don't fine much difference between any of them. Yates are large, so more bang for buck there.
We'll see if they're "tasting good" in a few more weeks!
I doubt the natives pollinate asian. Just guessing it's like a sweet cherry/tart cherry situation. Not sure about it though. I could possibly grow one cultivar of asian persimmon here, but one cold winter would likely kill it.
I see persimmon pudding in your future.