Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: American Persimmon, 1 by Lucky_P

Lucky_P wrote:
VV,
That's Don Shadow, ain't it?!
Man, you had me hoping that was a D.kaki variety that might be hardy here, but I'm not putting up a greenhouse just to grow one.

Here's a photo of my little Rosseyanka persimmon - it's a hybrid of D.virginianaXD.kaki, from the Russian breeding program at the Nikitsky Gardens at Yalta. 8 ft tree, set and is maturing about eighty-five 2.5-3" fruits this year; well it was, until the deer 'discovered' it this past weekend and ate every one they could reach, leaving me about 15 fruits.

Some of the kaki persimmons are hardy & productive here in zone 6. Great Wall, Saijo, Sheng, and Hokkaido are proven producers; I've also got a number of others, like Hana Fuyu, Jiro, Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro, etc. that I'm trying, but only time will tell as to whether or not they'll be winter-hardy or able to mature fruits here.