Who Has Persimmons? Hachiya Persimmons Hopefully..

[DougGuy]

I looked high and low for some Hachiya persimmons and haven't been able to come up with any so far. All the nurseries sold out of Hachiya trees already so won't be any until spring 2015. I did get a chocolate persimmon tree to plant this week but that don't help me find the fruits..

Would gladly pay USPS for a large flat rate box of firm Hachiya persimmons.... These are a sorta large heart shaped fruit that are delicious when soft and ripe.

Hachiya:

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/DougGuy/dumb%20stuff/HachiyaPersimmons_zpsb93c99c4.jpg (http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/DougGuy/media/dumb%20stuff/HachiyaPersimmons_zpsb93c99c4.jpg.html)

Hachiya on left, Fuyu on right:

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/DougGuy/dumb%20stuff/HachiyaAndFuyuPersimmons_zps76b36bc5.jpg (http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/DougGuy/media/dumb%20stuff/HachiyaAndFuyuPersimmons_zps76b36bc5.jpg.html)

[starmac]

Have you tried them green yet, if not that is an experience everybody should have. Once in a lifetime usually will do. lol

[John Allen]

I have three trees of them but they have not dropped yet. I will start keep my eyes open for when they drop.

[John Allen]

Ah ****, I have the Fuyu ones

[BrassMagnet]

I love persimmons!
We used to pick them, wrap them in newspaper, and check them daily while we waited for them to ripen.
Those were the days.
We had fig trees, too!

[knifemaker]

We have two large trees of them on the ranch property. My wife will pulp them and freeze the pulp to make persimmon cookies during the winter months. My favorite cookies, soft and moist with chocolate chips and walnuts in them. When my father in law was still alive, a fellow from the bay area would come up and fish for salmon in the Sacramento river that runs next to the ranch property. He would come over to the ranch house and trade my father in law a whole salmon for a bag of the persimmons about every year.

[BK7saum]

I have a grove of native persimmons in my front yard. Only real trees we have in the yard. My wife hates them when they start falling. They're almost all gone for the year. We don't make anything from them.Brad

[TheDoctor]

My grandmother had one of those trees. Yum yum! Until you try a green one, which may look ripe. So bitter, you can't spit it out! Got to wait till after the first frost to be sure. I would love to get my hands on some more one of these days. My boyos do not know what they are, or what they are missing.

Grandma also had this huge fig tree. Figs right off the tree are to die for. She would put up 40-50 jars of fig preserves every year. Everyone loved her during that time of year, I tell ya!

[Gator 45/70]

Have you tried them green yet, if not that is an experience everybody should have. Once in a lifetime usually will do. lol

Our challenge back then was to take a bite and try to whistle.....!

[pipehand]

I have about 20 native persimmon trees at my place. The small astringent o es that must be totally soft/ripe to be any good. We've had a couple of hard freezes and the persimmons are all ripe. I picked a bunch this past weekend and used them in a wild fruit and berry wine I started.

[farmerjim]

Mine all ripened and fell about 3 weeks ago.

[BrassMagnet]

Mine all ripened and fell about 3 weeks ago.

I'm jealous!

[BrassMagnet]

I have about 20 native persimmon trees at my place. The small astringent o es that must be totally soft/ripe to be any good. We've had a couple of hard freezes and the persimmons are all ripe. I picked a bunch this past weekend and used them in a wild fruit and berry wine I started.

I'm really jealous!

[C. Latch]

My asians are Nakita's Gift. I got them from Rusty Mangrum nursery in McMinnville, TN. He's a GREAT guy to deal with. I've spent several thousand dollars with him and he has bent over backwards to help me since long before I ever sent him the first penny.

I know he had other varieties but don't remember what they were.

[mold maker]

My very most favorite desert is "persimmon pudding" with ice cream. Alas I'm diabetic and both are forbidden.

[lreed]

I sure would like to hear from anyone growing Japanese persimmons in the more northern temp zones,my location is listed as 6,6b or 7 depending on whoever determines such. My wife and I really like the Japanese persimmons and have eight trees,four Fuyu,two Hachia and two Ichi.One of our Fuyu is a homemade one,Fuyu branches grafted to American.I have only three producing now.I think maybe this is about a far north as these grow,so I try to shelter in winter. Again,any zone 6 grower? Thanks lreed

[C. Latch]

lreed, I was told that Nakitas gift would be a little more hardy than the others. Rusty ma grum probably has them in stock.

[lreed]

Thanks C Latch,I will look into the Nikita's persimmon,do you have contact info for Rusty Mangrum?My understanding is the Nikita persimmon is a cross between American and Japanese trees My interest in persimmons grown in the cooler planting zones is that I already have producing trees and would like to glean any knowledge to keep them producing. Thanks lreed

[C. Latch]

He's wholesale only but will allow orders as small as $100 I think.

http://www.rustymangrumnursery.com/

[DougGuy]

I think a lot of the asian varieties we get here are grafted. The Chocolate Persimmon that I got at the farmer's market is grafted. I guess this is grafted onto American Persimmon roots?

http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/DougGuy/dumb%20stuff/DSC03165_zps79ed885e.jpg (http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/DougGuy/media/dumb%20stuff/DSC03165_zps79ed885e.jpg.html)

[lreed]

Douguy, Yes,I believe the American persimmon and something called " D Lotis" is listed as rootstock for Japanese persimmons. I have grafted a few Japanese to American but success rate is not as high as I'd like,more difficult for me than apples or peach. lreed