Small Fruit and Berries - American Persimmon

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American Persimmon
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Golden fruits are tangy, with apricot like flavor. Ripen in early fall;a rich sweetness developing after first frost. Attractive tree grows 35-60 ft. tall. Plant two for pollination. Zones 5-9. 18-24 in. Not available in AZ.

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Product Details

Ship Season: Spring

Items Per Package: 2 trees per offer

Height: 35-60 ft

Bloom Time/Days To Maturity: Spring

Zone: 5 - 9 (-10° F.)

Sun/Shade: full sun

Restricted States: AK CA GU HI PR

Spacing: 20-30 ft

Depth: same as in the nursery

Spread: 20-35 ft

Yield: 2-4 bushels

Comments: Fruit is tangy and apricot-like. Frost helps flavor. If you pull the fruit from the tree, it is not ripe and will be quite sour to the taste. Foliage turns yellow in the fall. Tree lives 30-80 years. Fruit is somewhat seedy. Prune suckers. Adapted to a wide range of soils and climates. Fruit hangs on tree until mid-winter. Drought resistant. Hardy to -25 degrees F. Hard, durable wood.