Fuyus, ready to eat.

Now that i am hooked, I just received word from my local grower that he will NOT have the 7 gallon size available, only the three gallon size.

Was that the size you originally planted? And how long before you got your first fruit?

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That was the size, and we had 3 fruit the first year. More every year.

Thanks

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I forgot to ask one very important question... what do they taste like? Apples, pears, peaches?

To me, they are the fruit to drool over. They taste like nothing else, but the closest might be a perfect Mango. Maybe someone else can describe them in a better way. All I know is that we eagerly await their season. I don't remember anyone that has eaten one prefer any other fruit.
They have a bad rap because of the tricks played with the American Natives, with their mouth puckering reputation. Fuyus can be eaten at any time with no pucker. They are best when soft.

Just my opinion.

trois

Trois - you've got me sold. I'll be looking for the fruit and for a tree. I've seen persimmons in the nurseries, but have never known which type to buy. I know now! YUM!

Dw says they are now on sale in H.E.B.s. I didn't see them, but I wasn't looking.

Jiro is another non-astringent variety that is quite tasty. Here is a good article on varieties and their culture.

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/persimmon.html

Yuska

I found some persimmons Saturday at the Houston Farmer's Market! They weren't ripe - but I ate the one that looked the most orange today, and it was delicious! I'll wait until the others are softer.

Do you think fall is the best time to plant a tree if I find one, or should I wait until spring?

We planted ours in the middle of winter. It never looked back. We still have 20 or 30 on the tree and have eaten twice that many. Always good.
The soft ones have a better flavor. The very soft ones the best flavor.

trois

Thanks Trois! I'm going to wait for the others to get really soft before I eat them.

Persimmons is one of my favorite fruits. To me it has the taste of a really sweet yam and the consistency of firm papaya. Yummmmmmmm!

To me, they are in a class of their own.
Really great.

Can't wait to taste one that's really ripe! The farmer's market was selling them for $1.00 a pound and said they might have them for 3 more weeks. (I bought 4 for a dollar - I think he mis-weighed them...) It was the only booth that had them.

They were a lot higher than that at Walmart. About $2.00 each for very small ones. Mine are 4 times larger, about the size of a medium apple.
That was last spring, imported from Chile.
You made a good buy!

Yes - I wish I'd bought more of them - I may go again this Saturday and see if he has any more. $2.00 each??? Oh wow. I'm going to start looking for a tree. I planted a fig this spring - and it hated all the rain we got. It is finally looking better - thought I was going to lose it. Figs and fuyus in my future - how fun!

We still have a few Kadota figs on our one Kadota. They are very good, but birds and squirrels go for them big time.

book~

While you're on a roll, don't forget pomegranates and carambolas.

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We have a pomegranate, but something eats the fruit as soon as it is started. I have never tasted a good Star Fruit, so will plant another Fuyu instead.

trois~

The star fruit are deeelicious. If you are accustomed to buying them in the store, then I can understand.

Here's what mine looked like last November

And, an individual one.

Be well

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Store bought is all I have had.

I now need to try a star fruit! Those are gorgeous. I've never tasted one, just seen them in the store. I have seen the tree for sale at the Houston fruit tree sale. Now... where will another tree go???

They're far removed from store bought. Don't pick them until they're good and soft. Slice them, or bite right into them.

Be strong -- and be well

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How hardy are they?

It's on Longboat Key, FL I left it all leafed out last May. I'll be looking at it again in a couple of weeks.

The variety is: Sri Kembanqan (Kembangan)

It had about a dozen and a half fruits in various stages of ripeness when I planted it. They all fruited out -- we enjoyed eating them.

Be well

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I like pomegranates and carambolas. I have a small star fruit plant about 2 feet now. I sure hope it fruits next year. I keep it in the GH during winter. The persimmons and pomegranates are hardy here in zone 7b.

I guess I will have to try a Star Fruit tree.

Trois - I have nowhere to put another tree. Let me know how they turn out. I'll enjoy them vicariously!

It says they make good container plants.

This is what it looked like when I planted it It was about 5'-6" tall. I had already eaten one fruit.

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A potted one might be a possibility... they are beautifully colored fruit. Is yours in a pot or the ground, flyboy?

It had been grown potted. But I planted it in the ground.

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Thanks!

Took this picture this morning of my Kaki Tamopan. We are still picking but you can only eat so many persimmons.
Oldude

WOW

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I am impressed. That is a lot of persimmons!

Here’s a picture of native persimmons at my rent house next door. My dad planted these some 30 years ago. They are actually very good quality if consumed at the precise time of ripeness. One mistake as to ripeness and toothpaste will not help.
Raccoons are happy to consume these native persimmons so they don’t go to waste.
Oldude

Oldude, have you tried freezing or drying the extra Tamopan persimmons? The pulp can be frozen and used in baking later. The pulp can be used to make the most delicious cookies and breads.

oldude, how old is that Tamopan? It sure is impressive.

trois