Comments on: Prolific Persimmon Trees

By: Belle

Belle — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:49:03 +0000

Sheila, we picked ours when they are still hard though very much orange already as shown in the picture above. We could have left them still on the tree but our weather was nearing the time when a snow could fall anytime. So, we were forced to harvest them. And then we left them in the box for a week and only thereafter, they started ripening. Birds don’t eat our persimmons. I’ve never tried ripening them off the tree. I am not sure if it’s a good idea to leave them off the tree but then again I am not sure on this. In another week or two, we will pick the fruits.

By: sheila

sheila — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:17:01 +0000

I live in California and have a persimmon tree in my back yard that has been there since I was a little girl. I’m now 50. I never get a chance to see them rippen. The skin is always tough. By the time they are actually ripe the birds have their way with them and the end up on the ground. Is there a way to rippen them off of the tree?

By: Belle

Belle — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:06:16 +0000

Ina, where are you from? I am not sure if persimmons will grow in your area. Check your local nursery if they carry it. They only carry the ones that grow in your area. That is where we bought our persimmon tree.

By: Ina van Rensburg

Ina van Rensburg — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:48:36 +0000

Persimmons are the most delicious fruit! I would very much like to plant a tree or two in my garden. Where do I get plants or seeds? Please help me get contacts for nurseries where I can buy the plants or seeds.

By: Toxcrusadr

Toxcrusadr — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:04:18 +0000

Wild persimmons grow here in the Midwest (Missouri), they get quite tall and the wood is very hard. The persimmons are small, very soft when ripe, and go from very astringent to very sweet and honeylike. I make dry Persimmon Mead out of them and folks seem to like it. They ripen when it frosts. Perhaps the ones you got were the Asian type that is not cold hardy? It gets down to 0 or below here in winter.

BTW my dad was a fruit planter too…I have 3 peaches and 2 apples, guess the gene is inherited…

By: Belle

Belle — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:17:37 +0000

Monica, just in case you haven’t received my message, you have my permission to use my photo/s. You may link this article for credit. Thanks!

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:06 +0000

Hi Belle,

May I use your lovely photo of persimmons in a blog entry I’m planning? Let me know how to word the credit as well (real name, blog name, link).

Thanks! Monica

By: NursyE

NursyE — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:37:40 +0000

So I guess I should expect my persimmon tree to do the same thing as S’ tree did… from a tree to a bush.

I pig out on this when it is season… so good!!!

I guess when you are an avid of anything, you are a determined person. I am the same way… when I set my mind to plant something, I always find a way…and find that plant/flower/tree.

By: chateau

chateau — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:07:01 +0000

I love persimmons, though it’s been a while since i last bit into a juicy one. I grew up in Baguio, and there are some who grow them trees up there in our cool weather.

You’re luck to have a green-thumb hubby. He reminds me of my lolo, who used to love planting all kinds of trees too.

By: Rach (Heart of Rachel)

Rach (Heart of Rachel) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:31:21 +0000

I’ve never had figs before except for some cookie fillings but I haven’t tasted the actual fruit before.

I’m not familiar with persimmons but they look interesting and worth a try.

I admire your husband’s passion for planting fruit trees. Watching the trees grow and bear fruits is a great reward by itself.