Ironic that you post this now because as I was speaking with the neighbour lady in the garden complex she pointed out one of those trees that she had been gifted, it was only a couple of years old and about thigh-high. I shall follow its progress with interest, as I really like them. Thanks for the vid, Loggs.
After hearing about a Persimmon for the first time on this forum, I saw them in the grocery store. We purchased two and brought them home to enjoy. We really enjoyed them...they were so mild and sweet.
Sjeord that's a coincidence, glad that it will be helpful, i always follow his channel and subscribe, it's free to do so. Melody, we did try some from the shops a few years ago but they don't seem to have them. I didn't know that there was an American and Asian ones.
We had one years ago but it came to a sticky end. We were having our roof replaced and the workmen somehow managed to kill two of our trees by dumping pallets of slates on them. One was a Red Maple and the other our Persimmon. We eventually got compensation from the firm but could only replace the Maple at the time. We never did replace the Persimmon.
This is definitely the time for persimmons. I picked these today. This variety is called "Nikita's Gift". it was developed in what was then the Soviet Republic of Ukraine, a hybrid between American and Asian types. It's one of the last things I get to harvest from the orchard.
There seem to be different types of persimmons. We call them “Kaki’s” here. The ones that I have seen growing wild in Spain were about the size of tennis balls. In North America I have also seen them and they were smaller than a ping pong ball. When I lived in Spain the landlady of the place showed me how she would cure kaki’s. She placed them on a screen above a pail with some very strong booze in the bottom. Then she threw a dish drying rag over it and let it sit for a week. They were so tasty when they were “done”.
