When I was young, my grandfather used a long pole to pick persimmons for me. But he didn't pick the persimmons on the top. In Korea, there is a custom of harvesting only a portion of persimmons for winter birds. This is called "까치밥 (literally "meal for the magpie") . I suddenly miss my late grandfather😢
It's okay things will change for the better for you and your loved ones still alive and continue to honor and love your grand dad. He's always nearby in your dreams.
I was introduced to persimmons while living in S. Korea. I would wait for them to ripen to the color of a ripe tomato. Sooo delicious. And it was awesome to have fresh fruit in winter! I wish I could find them in the US, but they are so delicate when ripe it's impossible to ship them to supermarkets.
I was just talking to my sweetie about our fruit producing trees and bushes we’re accumulating. We live in Central NY and picked fresh figs from our tree today (uncovered all fall) and have flowering tomato plants with beautiful tomatoes on them. Just threw plastic covers on the tomatoes for the only night of freezing temp we’ve had this Fall.
I found a small patch of wild american persimmon on a nature trail by our home. We knocked down some ripe ones and it was like the best jelly I've ever had. I had never tried a persimmon before that moment and it got me really excited. I also ended up tasting some astringent ones too 😂😂 not fun , but also like a slightly unpleasant game of learning and experimenting. So worth it in the end. 😊❤ I've saved every single seed preciously and I'm more than ecstatic to plant them next year. A native edible makes me so happy, and I love supporting the small creatures around me. In my state , it is the main host tree for the Luna Moth 💚🌕 Thank you for making a whole video on them. 🙏 What amazing trees !
I love my persimmon tree! So far in my food forest I have muscadine/scuppernongs, apple trees, blueberries, a fig tree and a persimmon. Growing in between them with seasonal stuff next spring.
Those all sound really delicious! I had to look up muscadine because this is the first time I’ve heard of it. We are so lucky to live in a world with so much delicious fruits
I grew up in the mountains of Tennessee. There were two types of persimmons that grew wild there. The fruit was about the size of a silver dollar. One was very smooth and roundish with no leaf blossom or leaves at the stem like a tomato. It ripened in the summer and dropped off the tree when they ripened. The other persimmon had the fruit blossom at the stem like yours. The fruit was more flattened and more fibrous than the other persimmon. And, they stayed on the tree late into the fall even after a few frosts. They tasted best after being exposed to colder weather.
I had a persimmon tree decades ago when I lived in Fallbrook CA. It stands out in my memory, because the first day every year the fruit was ripe the swallows were all over it leaving only the core still attached to the tree by end of day.
"It's super cold hardy, down to -10" Checks last year's January for my location in NE Kansas, zone 6b. -12, -13, -10...My neighbors, a rental property, has a native persimmon that i steal from every fall. Love it.
Down to -10°F is not winter hardy for folks in USDA Zone 4 or 5, just zone 6 and above. That Nikita's gift looks lovely, but I think we can only have the straight American species where I am.
Just got 14 bare root strawberries to start in my overflowing shed. Me and my oldest are trying to finish our greenhouse before it gets too cold. Great videos! Happy growing
I grew up in Indiana eating persimmon pudding every fall and I love it. Living in Florida for the past 25 years I have tons of wild persimmons and now have a fuyu persimmon. They are sooooo good. So much easier to work with. No longer need my old school pulper to get the seeds out for pudding. And they're great by themselves. Absolutely one of my favorite fruits for just eating raw. And since they're seasonal it's a treat you look forward to every year
In the South, we have what we call bag worms. Hundreds of small caterpillars will build a “bag” of web material, usually at the end of a branch. One normally is much of a problem, but several nests can be a problem for the tree. My grandfather would tie a bundle of newspaper on the end of a long stick, light it and burn the nests out.
Whenever in doubt about what to plant. I always check your videos for the best gardeniing advice ever. We have a few persimmon varieties in our garden. We live in south Jersey ❤
I would like to thank you for all the inspiration. Between you and Paul I now have a 6 year old food forest that will be full of abundance (fingers crossed) next season. Would love for you to stop by the channel to see what you have inspired. You, my old friend have changed lives...!!!!! You have no idea how greatful I am for all the knowledge you share. Blessings James. Xoxo😊
Its so true. Growing persimmons is a walk in the park. I constantly have to check on my pear and apple trees as they are the most disease prone. My cherry tree grows way to tall and have to control it. Grape vines needs a lot of pruning. Peach tree fruits lure a lot of earwigs and other insects damaging the fruit. Orange and lemon trees need some caring and feeding in order to produce quality fruit.
❤ for 2 excellent gardeners, Mr. James and Mr. Tuck! Thank you for this season's lessons from your outstanding garden.Totally admirable. ❤ Tuck, gorgeously cute.
Thank you for that information regarding the American persimmon. I have one in my garden which my dad purchased many years ago. I had it in my mind to get rid of it for that very reason, now thanks to you I'll keep it. I do have another around the same time which produced once, and hasn't since, however, because I'm also infatuated by the beauty of its foliage in the autumn, so it remains. I'm from New Zealand and our native fauna are mostly evergreen so a splash of color from deciduous tress are very attractive. Thanks again, Nuku noa.
That fruit looked so tempting, I wanted to reach through the screen and squeeze it onto my whole grain toast. I have a few native Persimmons in the woodlands at the back of my land, but the 'possums always get them before I have the slightest chance. (I'm also afraid of heights and they know it).
I have never tried this fruit, but I will see if I can find one to try. Thank you for this informative video, I learned a great deal. Can't wait to see what raised bed you are working on.
I found some wild persimmon trees coming up on the edge of my woods. I'm planning on grafting some different varieties on them. I also saved some seeds and plan on planting more trees. I'm excited for the future.
I have a Japanese Persimmon. The fruit really helped provide food to bees and other pollinators this past month since hurricane Milton stripped flowers from all other plants. I couldn't get over how much fruit it produced this year. It is a great persimmon to grow in hot climate. Ants are the only pest I've had a problem with on my persimmon.
Thank you for the explanation on the difference between Asian and American persimmons. I live in NC and will be moving closer to the coast and I want to plant persimmons. Now I understand which one will be better. Thank you.
If you are wondering what to do with so much fruit, all at once, my research partner collects them from wild Missouri trees and turns them into persimmon butter and persimmon bread (which freezes well). There is a unique term for a fruit, like a persimmon, requiring an extended after-ripening period until its pulp softens. It must be allowed to "blet."
The persimmon tree (Fuyu) is my favorite fruit tree. I have 2 apple, 2 pear, peach, pomegranate, and plum also. Having fresh fruit almost all year is so underrated. I'll stile harvesting some in December.
I love my fuyu persimmon tree, zone 9b. I just have it make sure I tie “bird scare” flash tape on the limbs to keep away the birds, raccoons and squirrels. Most years I am fortunate to get around 250-300 persimmons on my 10 ft x 10 ft tree! They do great sliced then dehydrated!
My American Persimmon fruited for the first time this year!! I did NOT know it grow that big. BUT it started out as a sapling 4 years ago. It’s about 6’ now. GREAT info as always 😊
Here in the Philippines we have a tropical Persimmon called Mabolo fruit. The wood or timber is called Kamagong. Diospyros blancoi more known for its super dense wood than its edible fruit. It requires 0 chill hours.
We have a ton of wild ones on my place. One of my all time favorite fruits. I've never really been a fan of any of cultivated varieties I've gotten from a grocery store but never had any of those straight off the tree. I'm sure that makes a huge difference.
Persimmons are beautiful trees, but they get stressed if under watered. My friend has a tree which has struggled these past years so I asked why at a local persimmon grower and they said water - we live in Perth, West Australia which has hot dry summers. So we built up the mulch this last year, and regularly maintained the mulch, watered more deeply in the summer and it's bounced back and is now lush and fruiting.
Your enthusiasm is contagious 😊 can I grow them in north GA (Zone 8a apparently)? Where can I buy this tree? What’s the smallest I can get to save $$$? I absolutely love persimmons and used to buy them in Quebec (kaki in French) and in super markets in MI. I now live in north GA and am tempted to grow them if you say they are easy to grow. But the only kind I’ve ever had are the larger fruit typically and I always had to wait forever for them to ripen. Idk the kind that can be eaten when they’re firm, I know how chalky they taste after the first time ever I ate them while firm 😅
You CAN eat it when it's hard. It's VERY sweet and sweeter when it ripens more. The Asian persimmon looks like a small pumpkin. When orange you can cut and leave in a cold place like your garage. You can make cookies or bread when fully ripened and you can also freeze when fully ripened for cookies later in the year. My parents had a tree. We'd leave some on the tree for the birds and our dogs would eat them too. They are DELICIOUS.
This came out just in time I had no idea that persimmons like shade i have my 7yr old persimmons in almost full sun so that may explain why they are still only 3-4 ft high looks like i have some replanting to do
Great video we just pulled over 100 fruits off our dwarf Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro persimmon in zone 7a (previously zone 6 b) Massachusetts . I can not recommend this fruit enough. Persimmon pie for thanks giving.
Pretty much every garden in my Italian region has a persimmon tree. You’ve described it very well, I must say. The only thing I would like to add is that the fruit tends to be attacked by late wasps, hornets, butterflies and even bats, because when the fruit ripens there is hardly anything else for these animals to feed on. But all in all a very reliable tree, highly productive and stunning in autumn and winter. To extend the shelf life of the fruit you may want to look into the Japanese way of drying kaki: Hoshigaki. Another tree that I see a lot around here is the loquat. Are you growing those as well?
I am so jealous. I have never eaten a persimmon. I have two that I planted from seed, years ago, but they won't grow but a few inches a year. My biggest one is about two feet tall. It dies back in the winter in mid Florida (coast), but comes back reliably in the spring. In spite of fertilizing it a bit and watering it, it just doesn't want to grow, and either does my fig tree. Ten years and the fig tree looks like it's only a year old. I see fig trees around my area with figs on them, so I wonder if it's the wrong variety or something. I got it at a local nursery.
Hey James this is George and I'm a really really big fan of you !!! I don't know if this 8s the right way to write you but I'll do it anyway. I'm located in Hatfield PA like about one hour or so from your food forest and one day maybe I can stop by to see it myself!!! Thanks for all the videos that u posted, helped me a lot with my garden and orchard!!!
This sounds like a game-changer for anyone looking to grow their own food! 🌱🍎 A fruit tree that’s easy to grow, reliable, and delicious? That’s the perfect combination for anyone, whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out. Not only does it bring the joy of fresh, homegrown fruit right to your doorstep, but it’s also a fantastic way to create a sustainable and rewarding gardening experience. 🌳🍏 Imagine enjoying the harvest year after year, knowing exactly where your food comes from! It’s a reminder that simple, natural pleasures can be incredibly fulfilling. Definitely a must-have for any garden! 🌿💚
Instead of two of the same, consider ordering a different variety that ripen at a different time. I would get one of the astringent late ones like Giambo or Saijo. The ripe fruit will blow your mind.. It's insanely good!
@@marykurzava9784 My property has a grove of wild pawpaw trees (approx. an acre in size) that's been growing here for a long long time so I don't know the answer to your question.
Persimmons store very well, IF you put them in the freezer. That allows you to have fruit year-round. When you are ready to eat one, just take it out and peel the fruit with a potato peeler. Your can then either let them thaw and use them as you would a fresh persimmon or eat them frozen like popsicles. I love frozen persimmons, and I often wonder why I don't see recommendations for them more often.
As a sorta younger person and a very small space to grow I don’t have way to much stuff and I started getting into planting I think in may so I couldn’t really have space for a fruit tree but I will try to find a nice place to move with a good backyard when I’m old enough
Hi Amber. I have an idea for you. Grow a fig in a pot. That doesn't take much space and it's a top notch fruit. You get to eat fruit now and whenever you move, you just take it with you. Best of luck!
@ thank you but i don’t know what a fig is I will research it in a bit and I still have quite a bit of plants for a kid just not enough room for a tree
In Iran Persimmon is Called " Khormalo " We are pickling raw persimmons here. It is a very tasty pickle, but you have to add black seeds and some spices to it!!
Great info, as usual! Some Asian ones are also astringent and the non-astringent ones you can also let go soft and they are amazing, and good drainage is essential. Too much fertiliser can kill them. And yes, they are the food of the gods! Even their Latin name says so :)
Ok, late bloomer so it just might survive Z5. Now I just have to see if I like persimmons. One fruit I don’t think you’ve mentioned is Haskap or Honeyberries. They are so much easier to take care of than blueberries and we think tastes better. And I read they are higher in antioxidants. The only other difference is blueberries turn a beautiful fall color and see why they are used in landscape projects.
U can find the astringent persimmons in Asian stores like Assi plaza located in North Wales PA, there is also where I got my first Persimmon tree(Fuyu)
Thank you for another awesome video. I am waiting, hoping, you will post how to treat young cherry and apple trees prior to winter. Do we need to spray, prune? Again, thank you and Tuck🥰
Great video again, James. How tall a tree sapling would be expected to fruit in as little as one to two years after planting? Would love to have one of these persimmons in my garden. Thanks for sharing.
In Asia we get persimmons in our supermarkets and markets, both the crunchy hard and the soft varieties, these come from amongst other places China, Japan, Korea and Spain, Italy. Seems we have them almost all year. The soft varieties are sold hard, they ripen very well on the shelf, sweet as honey. The crunchy ones I find are hit and miss as far as sweetness goes but a good one is divine, they are huge. We also get freshly dried persimmons from Japan and China, these are delightful and have a more concentrated flavour and look just beautiful. The look of that tree in full fruit is delightful. We had a lovely old persimmon tree in the African highlands, the geese used to eat the fallen fruit which of course made for delicious geese around Christmas time. The soft fruit almost translucent when ripe tasted a lot like the sweet plumbs which also grew in the geese orchard.
@@Eastern_Egale Yes! True I've also seen them in Pakistan. I think the one shown here might be the native American one not sure but the one you and I know and thr rest of the world comes from China , IndoChina and India thousands of years ago. I guess Persians took the seed to Iran.
Persimmons are rich in antioxidants like beta-carotene, flavonoids, and tannins. These compounds help combat oxidative stress, reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
I got super excited after watching this video and went to order a baby Nikita’s Gift tree…only to slam head first into CA’s ban on importation of fruit & fruit trees😭😭😭
When I was young, my grandfather used a long pole to pick persimmons for me. But he didn't pick the persimmons on the top.
In Korea, there is a custom of harvesting only a portion of persimmons for winter birds.
This is called "까치밥 (literally "meal for the magpie") .
I suddenly miss my late grandfather😢
This is what I do , especially persimmons and figs…I didn’t know it was a tradition.
It's okay things will change for the better for you and your loved ones still alive and continue to honor and love your grand dad. He's always nearby in your dreams.
His spirit and his energy will always be with you. So rejoice😊
I was introduced to persimmons while living in S. Korea. I would wait for them to ripen to the color of a ripe tomato. Sooo delicious. And it was awesome to have fresh fruit in winter! I wish I could find them in the US, but they are so delicate when ripe it's impossible to ship them to supermarkets.
I was just talking to my sweetie about our fruit producing trees and bushes we’re accumulating. We live in Central NY and picked fresh figs from our tree today (uncovered all fall) and have flowering tomato plants with beautiful tomatoes on them. Just threw plastic covers on the tomatoes for the only night of freezing temp we’ve had this Fall.
I found a small patch of wild american persimmon on a nature trail by our home. We knocked down some ripe ones and it was like the best jelly I've ever had. I had never tried a persimmon before that moment and it got me really excited. I also ended up tasting some astringent ones too 😂😂 not fun , but also like a slightly unpleasant game of learning and experimenting. So worth it in the end. 😊❤ I've saved every single seed preciously and I'm more than ecstatic to plant them next year. A native edible makes me so happy, and I love supporting the small creatures around me. In my state , it is the main host tree for the Luna Moth 💚🌕 Thank you for making a whole video on them. 🙏 What amazing trees !
I love my persimmon tree! So far in my food forest I have muscadine/scuppernongs, apple trees, blueberries, a fig tree and a persimmon. Growing in between them with seasonal stuff next spring.
Those all sound really delicious! I had to look up muscadine because this is the first time I’ve heard of it. We are so lucky to live in a world with so much delicious fruits
Never heard of scuppernongs
@karenwoodford4776 Scuppernong is the greener-when-ripe variety of Muscadine Grapes, mainly found in the Southern U.S.
@@CricketsBay yes- i have cattle panel arches with one for each. I call it the grape tunnel.😁
I’d bet money you live in the southern US. Sadly not nearly enough people know what a scuppernong is.
I live in North East New Jersey. I brought my strawberry plants inside and placed them in a sunny windows. They are growing strawberries!! 🍓🍓🍓
Thank you, James, for your joyful appreciation of gardening and for all the knowledge you so kindly and exuberantly pass on to us🌿💫🙏
You are welcome! And Thank You for the generous contribution to the garden, your kindness means a lot to me and the little boss! 😁🐕❤️
I grew up in the mountains of Tennessee. There were two types of persimmons that grew wild there. The fruit was about the size of a silver dollar. One was very smooth and roundish with no leaf blossom or leaves at the stem like a tomato. It ripened in the summer and dropped off the tree when they ripened. The other persimmon had the fruit blossom at the stem like yours. The fruit was more flattened and more fibrous than the other persimmon. And, they stayed on the tree late into the fall even after a few frosts. They tasted best after being exposed to colder weather.
Persimmons definitely underrated! Eating quite a bit now.
James, as a fellow NJ resident, I'm glad you exist.
You should bring a camera crew to my backyard and do a "Garden assessment and repair" video
I would watch that.
I had a persimmon tree decades ago when I lived in Fallbrook CA. It stands out in my memory, because the first day every year the fruit was ripe the swallows were all over it leaving only the core still attached to the tree by end of day.
"It's super cold hardy, down to -10" Checks last year's January for my location in NE Kansas, zone 6b. -12, -13, -10...My neighbors, a rental property, has a native persimmon that i steal from every fall. Love it.
Plant some of the seeds
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Down to -10°F is not winter hardy for folks in USDA Zone 4 or 5, just zone 6 and above. That Nikita's gift looks lovely, but I think we can only have the straight American species where I am.
Just got 14 bare root strawberries to start in my overflowing shed. Me and my oldest are trying to finish our greenhouse before it gets too cold. Great videos! Happy growing
Not “ me and my oldest”, but “ my oldest and I”. Please try to sound literate.
@ I’ve got a 6th grade education, I’m literate enough thanks.
@@judeirwin2222 may I suggest that you try to sound more kind.
I grew up in Indiana eating persimmon pudding every fall and I love it. Living in Florida for the past 25 years I have tons of wild persimmons and now have a fuyu persimmon. They are sooooo good. So much easier to work with. No longer need my old school pulper to get the seeds out for pudding. And they're great by themselves. Absolutely one of my favorite fruits for just eating raw. And since they're seasonal it's a treat you look forward to every year
Congratulations on your new invention. Can't wait to see it. Hugs for Tuck. ❤❤❤
I can't wait to see what this new garden system is like!❤❤❤❤❤🐶
In the South, we have what we call bag worms. Hundreds of small caterpillars will build a “bag” of web material, usually at the end of a branch. One normally is much of a problem, but several nests can be a problem for the tree. My grandfather would tie a bundle of newspaper on the end of a long stick, light it and burn the nests out.
Whenever in doubt about what to plant. I always check your videos for the best gardeniing advice ever.
We have a few persimmon varieties in our garden. We live in south Jersey ❤
I would like to thank you for all the inspiration. Between you and Paul I now have a 6 year old food forest that will be full of abundance (fingers crossed) next season. Would love for you to stop by the channel to see what you have inspired. You, my old friend have changed lives...!!!!! You have no idea how greatful I am for all the knowledge you share. Blessings James. Xoxo😊
Its so true. Growing persimmons is a walk in the park. I constantly have to check on my pear and apple trees as they are the most disease prone. My cherry tree grows way to tall and have to control it. Grape vines needs a lot of pruning. Peach tree fruits lure a lot of earwigs and other insects damaging the fruit. Orange and lemon trees need some caring and feeding in order to produce quality fruit.
You are also an experienced plant grower
❤ for 2 excellent gardeners, Mr. James and Mr. Tuck! Thank you for this season's lessons from your outstanding garden.Totally admirable.
❤ Tuck, gorgeously cute.
Yes he is!!! Absolutely adorable.
Thank you for that information regarding the American persimmon. I have one in my garden which my dad purchased many years ago. I had it in my mind to get rid of it for that very reason, now thanks to you I'll keep it. I do have another around the same time which produced once, and hasn't since, however, because I'm also infatuated by the beauty of its foliage in the autumn, so it remains. I'm from New Zealand and our native fauna are mostly evergreen so a splash of color from deciduous tress are very attractive. Thanks again, Nuku noa.
Awesome…thanks for sharing…
Have another Great Day…
Salute!🍃🍃😎
That fruit looked so tempting, I wanted to reach through the screen and squeeze it onto my whole grain toast. I have a few native Persimmons in the woodlands at the back of my land, but the 'possums always get them before I have the slightest chance. (I'm also afraid of heights and they know it).
Theyre comin for the men next.
There's an old southern recipe called Possum Cookies that has persimmons in it.
I have never tried this fruit, but I will see if I can find one to try.
Thank you for this informative video, I learned a great deal.
Can't wait to see what raised bed you are working on.
I have a saijo persimmon which is astringent. They are delicious.
I found some wild persimmon trees coming up on the edge of my woods. I'm planning on grafting some different varieties on them. I also saved some seeds and plan on planting more trees. I'm excited for the future.
I have a Japanese Persimmon. The fruit really helped provide food to bees and other pollinators this past month since hurricane Milton stripped flowers from all other plants. I couldn't get over how much fruit it produced this year. It is a great persimmon to grow in hot climate. Ants are the only pest I've had a problem with on my persimmon.
Excellent! I love my persimmon trees! They are my “Thanksgiving tree”…love that coloration in the fall!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That’s my favorite kind we called Hachiya persimmons. I want to visit your yard. Thank you for showing your fruit trees .
So beautiful ■ excellent garden planning; fruit trees are truly at home!! M
I have kiwi vines; fejoia trees, a fig and a persimmon ( fuyu) plus a ginkgo tree- all in a suburban garden in Melbourne, Australia 👌👌👌👌
Thank you for the explanation on the difference between Asian and American persimmons. I live in NC and will be moving closer to the coast and I want to plant persimmons. Now I understand which one will be better. Thank you.
If you are wondering what to do with so much fruit, all at once, my research partner collects them from wild Missouri trees and turns them into persimmon butter and persimmon bread (which freezes well). There is a unique term for a fruit, like a persimmon, requiring an extended after-ripening period until its pulp softens. It must be allowed to "blet."
Persimmon pudding is the best. I love it!
The persimmon tree (Fuyu) is my favorite fruit tree. I have 2 apple, 2 pear, peach, pomegranate, and plum also. Having fresh fruit almost all year is so underrated. I'll stile harvesting some in December.
I love my fuyu persimmon tree, zone 9b. I just have it make sure I tie “bird scare” flash tape on the limbs to keep away the birds, raccoons and squirrels. Most years I am fortunate to get around 250-300 persimmons on my 10 ft x 10 ft tree! They do great sliced then dehydrated!
My American Persimmon fruited for the first time this year!! I did NOT know it grow that big. BUT it started out as a sapling 4 years ago. It’s about 6’ now. GREAT info as always 😊
Here in the Philippines we have a tropical Persimmon called Mabolo fruit. The wood or timber is called Kamagong. Diospyros blancoi more known for its super dense wood than its edible fruit. It requires 0 chill hours.
We have a ton of wild ones on my place. One of my all time favorite fruits. I've never really been a fan of any of cultivated varieties I've gotten from a grocery store but never had any of those straight off the tree. I'm sure that makes a huge difference.
Persimmons are beautiful trees, but they get stressed if under watered. My friend has a tree which has struggled these past years so I asked why at a local persimmon grower and they said water - we live in Perth, West Australia which has hot dry summers. So we built up the mulch this last year, and regularly maintained the mulch, watered more deeply in the summer and it's bounced back and is now lush and fruiting.
November in NC and I am still harvesting Asian persimmon, pears even a few raspberries😮. So fun and yummy.
Much love for Tuck❤❤❤❤
Your enthusiasm is contagious 😊 can I grow them in north GA (Zone 8a apparently)? Where can I buy this tree? What’s the smallest I can get to save $$$? I absolutely love persimmons and used to buy them in Quebec (kaki in French) and in super markets in MI. I now live in north GA and am tempted to grow them if you say they are easy to grow. But the only kind I’ve ever had are the larger fruit typically and I always had to wait forever for them to ripen. Idk the kind that can be eaten when they’re firm, I know how chalky they taste after the first time ever I ate them while firm 😅
Unripe green bananas have a similar astringent feeling in my opinion
I absolutely love Persimmons!!! I have two, waiting to ripe
Where to buy this special persimmon tree?
You CAN eat it when it's hard. It's VERY sweet and sweeter when it ripens more. The Asian persimmon looks like a small pumpkin. When orange you can cut and leave in a cold place like your garage. You can make cookies or bread when fully ripened and you can also freeze when fully ripened for cookies later in the year. My parents had a tree. We'd leave some on the tree for the birds and our dogs would eat them too.
They are DELICIOUS.
This came out just in time I had no idea that persimmons like shade i have my 7yr old persimmons in almost full sun so that may explain why they are still only 3-4 ft high looks like i have some replanting to do
Great video we just pulled over 100 fruits off our dwarf Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro persimmon in zone 7a (previously zone 6 b) Massachusetts . I can not recommend this fruit enough. Persimmon pie for thanks giving.
Love all the great information you always provide ❤ and ❤ for the little king ❤❤❤❤❤
Pretty much every garden in my Italian region has a persimmon tree. You’ve described it very well, I must say. The only thing I would like to add is that the fruit tends to be attacked by late wasps, hornets, butterflies and even bats, because when the fruit ripens there is hardly anything else for these animals to feed on. But all in all a very reliable tree, highly productive and stunning in autumn and winter. To extend the shelf life of the fruit you may want to look into the Japanese way of drying kaki: Hoshigaki.
Another tree that I see a lot around here is the loquat. Are you growing those as well?
Deer love them, they typically drop in December/January, making a great food plot.
I am so jealous. I have never eaten a persimmon. I have two that I planted from seed, years ago, but they won't grow but a few inches a year. My biggest one is about two feet tall. It dies back in the winter in mid Florida (coast), but comes back reliably in the spring. In spite of fertilizing it a bit and watering it, it just doesn't want to grow, and either does my fig tree. Ten years and the fig tree looks like it's only a year old. I see fig trees around my area with figs on them, so I wonder if it's the wrong variety or something. I got it at a local nursery.
Can you contact the FSU extension office in your county? They should have info. on how to grow Persimmons and Figs where you live.
Hey James this is George and I'm a really really big fan of you !!!
I don't know if this 8s the right way to write you but I'll do it anyway.
I'm located in Hatfield PA like about one hour or so from your food forest and one day maybe I can stop by to see it myself!!!
Thanks for all the videos that u posted, helped me a lot with my garden and orchard!!!
Thank you so much for putting on the Centigrade AND Farenheit - We really appreciate it.
This sounds like a game-changer for anyone looking to grow their own food! 🌱🍎 A fruit tree that’s easy to grow, reliable, and delicious? That’s the perfect combination for anyone, whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out. Not only does it bring the joy of fresh, homegrown fruit right to your doorstep, but it’s also a fantastic way to create a sustainable and rewarding gardening experience. 🌳🍏 Imagine enjoying the harvest year after year, knowing exactly where your food comes from! It’s a reminder that simple, natural pleasures can be incredibly fulfilling. Definitely a must-have for any garden! 🌿💚
Love your excitement! Persimmons is one fruit I have never tried!
Thank you James I am going to order 2 fuyu since I am in mid texas and don’t get a lot of chill hours
Instead of two of the same, consider ordering a different variety that ripen at a different time. I would get one of the astringent late ones like Giambo or Saijo. The ripe fruit will blow your mind.. It's insanely good!
Persimmons and pawpaws--my two all-time favorite fruits that you just can't get in a supermarket!
And you can't get them if you have squirrels.
We have Persimons in Europe's supermarkets. They ship them when they yellowish-green and you have to wait for them to "ripen".
We are trying to grow pawpaws (have 4 small trees) and now I want to try persimmons. How long did your pawpaw trees take to provide fruit?
@@marykurzava9784 My property has a grove of wild pawpaw trees (approx. an acre in size) that's been growing here for a long long time so I don't know the answer to your question.
@ you are so very lucky. I have always wanted to try a paw paw so now I am growing tree’s. Thank you for answering back🥰
❤❤❤ Where do we get a tree like that one?
Persimmons store very well, IF you put them in the freezer. That allows you to have fruit year-round. When you are ready to eat one, just take it out and peel the fruit with a potato peeler. Your can then either let them thaw and use them as you would a fresh persimmon or eat them frozen like popsicles. I love frozen persimmons, and I often wonder why I don't see recommendations for them more often.
Awesome good to know just purchased a Jiro Fuyu grafted persimmon can’t wait
As a sorta younger person and a very small space to grow I don’t have way to much stuff and I started getting into planting I think in may so I couldn’t really have space for a fruit tree but I will try to find a nice place to move with a good backyard when I’m old enough
Hi Amber. I have an idea for you. Grow a fig in a pot. That doesn't take much space and it's a top notch fruit. You get to eat fruit now and whenever you move, you just take it with you. Best of luck!
@ thank you but i don’t know what a fig is I will research it in a bit and I still have quite a bit of plants for a kid just not enough room for a tree
I love soft, mushy persimmons! My grandmother taught me not to eat the skin due to the tannins.
In Iran Persimmon is Called " Khormalo "
We are pickling raw persimmons here. It is a very tasty pickle, but you have to add black seeds and some spices to it!!
I love your strawberries. Do you have a video talking about different strawberries varieties and how get big strawberries. Thanks
Nice presentation 😊, I like persimmons very much. Good to know the in vitro ripening in container with natural ethylene producers.😊
Thx for the information. I think you talked me into getting one😊. Love tuck ❤️ ♥️ 💙 😍 💓 💖
What a wonderful mouth watering fruit ,got to have it ! I’m spoiled 😂really looks delicious.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤these hearts for tuckaroni❤
Wish i have that kind of garden, vegs and fruit trees. Just love them ❤
We have gophers!
This is the best video I’ve seen on this topic!
Thank you SO much for the growing details, VERY useful 🙏🏾!!
Great info, as usual! Some Asian ones are also astringent and the non-astringent ones you can also let go soft and they are amazing, and good drainage is essential. Too much fertiliser can kill them. And yes, they are the food of the gods! Even their Latin name says so :)
Ok, late bloomer so it just might survive Z5. Now I just have to see if I like persimmons.
One fruit I don’t think you’ve mentioned is Haskap or Honeyberries. They are so much easier to take care of than blueberries and we think tastes better. And I read they are higher in antioxidants. The only other difference is blueberries turn a beautiful fall color and see why they are used in landscape projects.
U can find the astringent persimmons in Asian stores like Assi plaza located in North Wales PA, there is also where I got my first Persimmon tree(Fuyu)
Amazing work ❤
Thank you my friend. I always appreciate hearing from ya ❤️😁
Thank you for another awesome video. I am waiting, hoping, you will post how to treat young cherry and apple trees prior to winter. Do we need to spray, prune? Again, thank you and Tuck🥰
Right now flickers and robins are busy feasting on my Fuyu I did manage to get half a dozen persimmons. I think of it as a very large bird feeder.
I've never tried persimmons! I need to! ❤❤❤❤ For Tuck!!
I am hoping to grow this in the Philippines...is this a tropical fruit also?
Planting pawpaw, feijoa, lowquat, and hazelnuts. Got an american persimmon wild growing already.
I know one american persimon tree in France that must be 40 years old. It is so huge, it's crazy. Full of fruits.
The wood of the American persimmon is sometimes called white ebony and also worth harvesting.
Great video again, James. How tall a tree sapling would be expected to fruit in as little as one to two years after planting? Would love to have one of these persimmons in my garden. Thanks for sharing.
My mouth is watering just watching this, im gonna get Nikitas Gift next Year !!!!
this will grow in Michigan.thank you for sharing.
wow, the persimmon tree has so many fruits. I really like eating persimmons
Hey James, what percentage of your food forest gets full sun?
Thanks
Great tutorial ! Thanks for sharing.
In Asia we get persimmons in our supermarkets and markets, both the crunchy hard and the soft varieties, these come from amongst other places China, Japan, Korea and Spain, Italy. Seems we have them almost all year. The soft varieties are sold hard, they ripen very well on the shelf, sweet as honey. The crunchy ones I find are hit and miss as far as sweetness goes but a good one is divine, they are huge. We also get freshly dried persimmons from Japan and China, these are delightful and have a more concentrated flavour and look just beautiful. The look of that tree in full fruit is delightful. We had a lovely old persimmon tree in the African highlands, the geese used to eat the fallen fruit which of course made for delicious geese around Christmas time. The soft fruit almost translucent when ripe tasted a lot like the sweet plumbs which also grew in the geese orchard.
Also Exist in Iran
@@Eastern_Egale Yes! True I've also seen them in Pakistan. I think the one shown here might be the native American one not sure but the one you and I know and thr rest of the world comes from China , IndoChina and India thousands of years ago. I guess Persians took the seed to Iran.
I've never had a persimmon but I think it might be worth growing!
Thx James..you are so knowledgeable.
Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸🇺🇸Wonderful video of this delightful persimmon 👍🏽👍🏽
Persimmons are rich in antioxidants like beta-carotene, flavonoids, and tannins. These compounds help combat oxidative stress, reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
You enjoy this so much it' amazing!
So many great things to plant! 🌿
I got super excited after watching this video and went to order a baby Nikita’s Gift tree…only to slam head first into CA’s ban on importation of fruit & fruit trees😭😭😭
Wow, this is very informative, I love it!
I love persimmons and Tuck! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡💚🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
This is the fruit I love to eat super soft and delicious flavour