yep, my native persimmons are much smaller in VA, but some of the grafted ones (mostly 90c) similar in size to Native Hunters.I have never seen them this big in SC. So cool.
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yep, my native persimmons are much smaller in VA, but some of the grafted ones (mostly 90c) similar in size to Native Hunters.
That's the beauty of American Persimmons. You do nothing! If it is a male tree you need to graft it to female to get fruit. If it is in understory, you can slowly release it but taking out nearby trees. Other than that, I do absolutely nothing to maintain them and they produce great. They are not like many apples that need care to produce well.I have so many natural persimmons, I'm having to kill them in some areas. I have absolutely no idea how to nourish or take care of them. Some large ones are bearing fruit. I need to learn how to care for the ones I want to keep for production.
Persimmons are slow growing trees in general, so it is hard to tell. I have native trees that are much older than those I grafted to 90 varieties. I have also grafted native 60 female scions to native male trees. The best I can do is compare them. I find my native male trees when grafted to female have much faster vegetative but seem to produce persimmons a bit slower. So far, they are larger physically than those I've grafted to 90 varieties. They seem to produce more smaller persimmons as compared to the 90s that produce fewer larger persimmons. I'm not sure how this relates to wildlife. Both seem to be effective. I think native to native is probably more compatible and takes off faster. I don't know if the native to 90 will eventually catch up and surpass the native to native trees. The primary reason I started grafting scions from other sources, both 60 and 90 to my trees is to see if I could get different drop times to put food on the ground over a longer period. Time will tell how well this works as trees produce more volume.Jack, do you notice a difference between the size/height of the tree or overall production beyond fruit size of your native vs. grafted 90 chromosome varieties?
I’d be interested in some scion wood next winter if your so inclined as to ship some out from your favorite producers I’ve got plenty of seedlings to bark graft to.Hey guys - regarding the size - the second and third pics in my last post are grafted varieties. The first and fourth ones are seedlings. And, I do have some native seedlings that are smaller in size than any of these. That tree in the #4 pictures really looks like a special seedling. It is heavy bearing and the fruit size us unusually large for local persimmons. I may have to give it a name.
I have so many natural persimmons, I'm having to kill them in some areas. I have absolutely no idea how to nourish or take care of them. Some large ones are bearing fruit. I need to learn how to care for the ones I want to keep for production.
You can't really tell by looking until they get old enough to flower. Native posted some good pics of male and female flowers for identification.I'm not sure if my trees identify as male or female. I'm going to get little nametags for all of them so I can get the pronouns correct from year to year.
I will try to watch them closer this year and get a better idea of when the individual trees drop.I’d be interested in some scion wood next winter if your so inclined as to ship some out from your favorite producers I’ve got plenty of seedlings to bark graft to.