I was considering planting some common persimmon trees in north east pennsylvania. My question is , how would they do this far north? Most web sites say zone 4 or 5. Also, how many do i need to plant for pollination? thanks

Zone 4 or 5 ?

That's kinda general because I live in zone 6 and we have the everywhere . There are several varietis of persimmon , one of them is bound to work there . Have you consulted a nursery yet ?

Check this site for reference. It has the zone maps and info on hardy persimmons.

www.grimonut.com

Dan O.

thanks

Another good source is at: http://www.nuttrees.com

Zone map included, and detailed info on hardy persimission.

nr, Indiana is coverd with persimmon trees. My 40 acres hashundreds of wild
persimmon trees and don't get over the size of a golf ball, but deer and most wild
life love them. I also have Crab Apple Trees.

I have grafted many to Tenenashi and Fugigaki stock and have gotten$9 to $10
for 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 ft trees in 5gal buckets.

I ordered some wild persimmon trees last year from the conservation and planted them in a grove at the edge of a field and went down there yesterday and noticed i had about 15 trees already there 50ft from where I planted them. I never knew what kind of trees they were until I seen all of the unripe persimmons on them..I just bought the 42 acres last year, I guess last fall the deer and other critters must have ate all of them before I seen them. Anyways the 20 saplings I bought are doing fine but will take quite a few years before they produce fruit. The native ones look like they have been there a long time.

Triple, my wild persimmon trees are 25-30ft tall and over 100rsold. The fruit starts
to turn orange in late July andby August they are dropping to the ground.

We have grown Native persimmons here in Ontario (Zone 4 - temperatures to
-35 degrees F.) for over 35 years and they have proven to be to be very
hardy and producing heavy crops causing branches to touch the ground with
the weight of the fruit.

They do have a commercial value as well. We sell all the fruit we have to
local restaurants who use the fruit pulp for deserts for which their is a great demand.
Also as the trees mature, they have an added value, as they are related to the ebony family, and the wood is as valuable as black walnut.

[/align]You would need at least 3 trees to ensure proper pollination for production
of fruits.

From Charles Rhora @ Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery
email: [email protected]
http://www.nuttrees.com
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nrhora, have you ever mashed them up and put them in a nylon stocking and
used as a deer lure?