Izu Persimmon is an excellent addition to the home orchard as the most dwarfing Asian Persimmon we’ve found, to about 10 feet or less with pruning, yet not lacking in vigor like many dwarf trees are.
Ancient Japanese food art of Hoshigaki turns hachiya persimmons into an amazing, shelf-stable delicacy. The process is all done through patient hanging and massaging of the fruit. The process is listed on the Slow Food Ark of Taste under “Japanese Hand-Massaged Persimmons.” Evan Gregoire, owner of Portland Seedhouse is one...
Selected for its large, sweet and delicious, deep-orange fruit, Garretson American Persimmon is also prized for its striking, orange-yellow fall foliage. While partially self-fertile, planting Garretson with a Male Persimmon will ensure heavy crops.
Another new variety, Prairie Dawn ™ American Persimmon produces beautiful, orange-yellow fruit, that is not only early ripening, but also delectably sweet, firm, and delicious. Apparently self-fertile, Prairie Dawn ™ bears abundant crops of large seedless fruit in our orchard.
A hard to find Asian Persimmon, Chocolate Persimmon is a very unique Persimmon that when ripe has brown flesh that is very sweet. Chocolate Persimmon is a non-astringent variety with an acorn shape.
Tamopan Asian Persimmon Tree is one of the largest persimmon trees which grows a very unique tomato shaped fruit that looks like it’s wearing a cap. The fruit matures to a beautiful orange and is ready to eat when soft like a tomato. Great for fresh eating or made into a jam.
Giant Fuyu Asian Persimmon is prized for its beautiful fall color and its abundant crops of striking, extra large, bright orange, sweet and flavorful fruit. Giant Fuyu is delicious eaten fresh and is also good for drying. It is ready to eat while it is firm like an apple but can be eaten when soft and sweeter. Giant Fuyu is the biggest fruit of it’s kind!
A variation of the Fuyu persimmon, the Jiro Asian Persimmon is prized for it delicious flavor and attractive form. Jiro bears abundant crops of bright orange fruit that can be eaten while firm, like an apple, or allowed to soften to a tomato-like texture when it is even sweeter.
A classic and very popular Japanese variety, Hachiya Asian Persimmon is another one of our favorites. An attractive, compact tree, Hachiya bears abundant crops of conical-shaped, orange-red, very sweet and juicy fruit. Early ripening and very reliable, Hachiya Asian Persimmon fruit is great for fresh eating (when soft) and it is also is one of the best for drying. It is ready to eat when soft and tender like a ripe tomato.
We cannot ship Persimmon trees to CA
