IkemanTx
5 year old buck +
Alright, I left a persimmon tree in the food plot we put in this spring but it appears to be male. This is the second year it hasn't had fruit on it at least the last 2 years, with good crops on known females in the area. It is quite big. In fact, I can drive the big John Deere tractor right under the bottom limbs it is so big.
With it being male, I really don't want to give up the space or nutrients in a tiny 1/3 acre plot to a tree that doesn't bear fruit. Is it possible to get a tree this size to a state where it can be grafted with a scion? I have seen some pics of apples being "top worked" (I think it was called) from a cut stump. Or, my other idea was to wait until late winter and cut it at the ground, run an exclusion cage around it, and graft to a stump sprout or two the following year.
Here is a pic of the persimmon in the plot for reference.
Is a persimmon this size save-able, or should I just cut it down and plant a wanted variety?
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With it being male, I really don't want to give up the space or nutrients in a tiny 1/3 acre plot to a tree that doesn't bear fruit. Is it possible to get a tree this size to a state where it can be grafted with a scion? I have seen some pics of apples being "top worked" (I think it was called) from a cut stump. Or, my other idea was to wait until late winter and cut it at the ground, run an exclusion cage around it, and graft to a stump sprout or two the following year.
Here is a pic of the persimmon in the plot for reference.
Is a persimmon this size save-able, or should I just cut it down and plant a wanted variety?
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