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We tried to make preserves from Barbara's Blush twice, but even thought the fruits were fully ripe and had no astringency when eating fresh, they developed a very strong astringency after being boiled, to the extent that we had to throw out the resulting goo both times. Don't know, we probably...

I'd suggest Cliff England (http://www.nuttrees.net/). I got my persimmons from him. He is very knowledgeable and will provide an advice to you down the road. He never left an email with questions unanswered.

Thanks for sharing tasting notes of Early Golden. This does sound similar to Barbara's Blush and confirms my suspicion that I just won't like an American variety. By the way, I also had two seasons of Khurma Zima, and I liked it much better! It has no aftertaste you mention. But it does seem...

(It looks like no one has yet started the 2023 scion exchange thread, so I am doing it now.) Having now tried two crops from my Barbara's Blush (WS8-10) American persimmon, I have decided I don't love its flavor -- it's too intense for me, with some unusual (to me) flavors I can't readily...

May I ask where you ordered it from?

Prettier in terms of growth habit. In terms of Autumn color, neither of them has been much to look at -- I think it's a matter of climate, they wilt before they have a chance to put on any color for me. But the first couple years, this tree was very pretty *after* it lost all the foliage, with...

Do you happen to have any Rubinette apple? (I don't have any apples to share but would be happy to purchase).

Ah sorry, I did not connect your user name with our last year's grafting adventures! I must say this past season was the first year when Barbara's Blush produced a full crop, and I am a bit less enamored with it: its branches were extremely drooping, to the point of some branches literally...

I will have some WS8-10 (Barbara’s Blush) persimmon scion (need to prune some branches that cracked under the fruit last season). Let me know through PM if you are interested.

(Reposting to this year's thread thanks to tip from b116757) I have a Krymsk and Marianna rootstocks, and want to graft one of them with apricots and the other with plums. Here in OH, I need to use late-booming or frost-resistent cultivars, so I was wondering if anyone had the following...

Thanks for the tip, I did not realize new threads are started anew each year.

I have a Krymsk and Marianna rootstocks, and want to graft one of them with apricots and the other with plums. Here in OH, I need to use late-booming or frost-resistent cultivars, so I was wondering if anyone had the following scions: for apricots, I am looking for any of Zard, Mormon...

Oh, I did not notice the "just planted" bit. When I got my persimmon rootstick from Cliff England, he told me to wait a year before grafting, and then sent me the scion a year later. He is extremely knowledgeable (google him for "cliff england's orchard") so I think this means it's too early...

Well, I am not an expert (by any stretch!), perhaps others on this site can give you a knowledgeable answer. I think most scions are 3/16-1/4 thick, and they say to ideally match the thickness with the recipient, so logically then, 3/16 might be OK. Myself, when I grafted my persimmon, the...

I was sure I had no more persimmon scions but as I was taking the apple scions from the fridge to graft today, I found a few remaining Khurma Zima persimmon sticks and a single Barbara's Blush persimmon stick (this one is pretty thin but I think should be OK). I don't need any more scions...