Persimmon blooms

I checked grafts I made 2 weeks ago tomorrow. Several more rootstock started to bloom since 2 weeks ago. Wouldn't you know it, all of those are males too. Waiting for my first female rootstock flowers. Pinched rootstock buds.20240601_120602.jpg20240601_134931.jpg20240601_135427.jpg20240601_140039.jpg20240601_155017.jpg
A couple of my trees are fruiting for the first time. This tree is the only one I bought from Walmart in 2019 I think. First and only fruit. It died back to the graft line in 2020 or 2021, so I'm still not sure if it's rootstock or the grafted variety (Chestnut Hill labels it as Deer Candy on one tag, but another tag had Morris Burton if I recall correctly).
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I think it's a little early to tell for sure, but asking for help anyway. Am I on the right path?

The first pic/tree with the open flower appears to be a male, with flowers from same point of origin.

The second pic/tree could be a female?
 

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I think it's a little early to tell for sure, but asking for help anyway. Am I on the right path?

The first pic/tree with the open flower appears to be a male, with flowers from same point of origin.

The second pic/tree could be a female?
I'm 100% sure the first one is a male and almost sure the second is male too. One thing to keep in mind as well is that in rare instances a tree can have both male and female flowers. When that happens it is referred to as a "perfect tree."
 
I was thinking they were probably both males as well but tough to tell from the pictures.

The male flowers are usually in groups of 2-4. The flowers have a 4-part calyx, corolla, and 24 pollen-producing stamens set into two rows

The female flower is usually singular. Each flower has a large calyx, a 4-part corolla, eight undeveloped stamens, and a pistil with four styles at its core.

If you have a flower nearing finished, the male will fall off completely leaving just a small little stem. If you pull a female flower, it will leave the ovary, or bottom part behind. In other words, only the white/yellowish flower will come off where you can look through it like a toilet paper roll.
 
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