Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon

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Diospyros virginiana, Persimmon

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Diospyros virginiana
Family: Ebenaceae
Persimmon
Origin: Eastern United States
Can be used for bonsai

Subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

A small to medium sized tree to 60 feet with a round-topped crown of crooked branches. A plum-like berry that is green before ripening, turning orange to black when ripe, 3/4 to 2 inches in diameter, leafy bracts on top of fruit. The fruit is very astringent and mouth numbing when green, sweet and edible when ripe after a hard freeze; matures in mid to late fall. Prefers moist, well drained soil but tolerates dry soil.

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Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon Triumph, Low chill, Grafted

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3500 Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon Triumph, Low chill, Grafted ?

What is grafted plant

Q: What is a grafted plant?

Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling.

Benefits of the graft:

making a clone of the parent plant ensures the same cultivar, since most fruit trees will not come true to seed
taking a scion from a mature plant reduces time to flowering and fruiting (from 10-12 years for a seedling to 2-3 years or less for a grafted plant)
introducing dwarfing, hardiness, disease and pest resistance.
easier propagation method when other means like cutting or seed is not successful

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Native American Persimmon. Smaller, 2-3" fruit, astringent, doesn't need cold to bloom, eaten soft.
A plum-like berry that is green before ripening, turning orange to black when ripe, 3/4 to 2 inches in diameter. Cold hardy.
Astringent cultivars have water-soluble tannins in the flesh of the fruit at maturity (harvest) and do not normally lose their astringency until soft and ripe.
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Grown in 10"/3 gal pot

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