Who wants a cold hardy, dramatic looking tropical fruit tree with a sweet fruit? Or, who doesnt?

🍯 Who wants a cold hardy, dramatic looking tropical fruit tree with a sweet fruit? Or, who doesn't?

🍑 Persimmon (Diospyros sp.) is a graceful, small, subtropical fruit tree from China, with multitrunked or single-stemmed structure and drooping leaves and branches, turning dramatic shades in autumn.

🍑 People love Persimmon fruit for its sweet and unique flavor, often described as a blend of honey and apricot.

🍑 The tree thrives in deep, well-drained loam soil, tolerating alkaline conditions.

🍑 The fruit classified into astringent (soft, sweeter pulp) and non-astringent (crunchy) cultivars.

🍑 Best Varieties for Container Culture:
Non-Astringent: Fuyu, Giant Fuyu, Matsumoto-Wase, Jiro, Maekawa, Izu.
Astringent: Chocolate, Guang Yang, Hachiya, Meader, Saijo, Tanenashi, Winterset.

🍑 Hardy to USDA zones 7-10, may need protection in colder regions.

📚 How to grow Persimmon tree

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