American persimmons are not usually self fertile, (this doesn't meant that there isn't a cultivar out there that is self fertile). American Persimmons are supposed to be dioecious, so there was probably a male tree somewhere in the neighborhood, especially if this was a wild tree. If you had a tree successfully producing fruit in your current location, there there are probably male trees somewhere near by, and you should be able to plant one and get fruit. As for nurseries, you can try searching for mail oder nurseries that specialize in native fruit trees. Try, looking at the Tallahassee Native nurseries, http://www.nativenurseries.com/

apple seed REQUIRE a cold treatment (40F) for 4 months. (2) It was probably self polinated (3) Yet the chances of getting a tree exactly like the parent. is slim to none. (4) The key is "exactly" several will be close & (5) you will only know which seedling is the best when it is 5-10 years old.

I should have mentioned -never taste unripe fruit! The shell particularly will be toxic giving off cyanide as it is chewed up! Once one instance of human fatalities recorded but don't take a chance. I doubt the arils will be palatable even when fully ripe. Any hybrids with amethystina/loefgrenii/kermesina or similar in them tend to taste pretty grim unless you are a Brazilian Opossum. In the interests of science I have cautiously tasted all sorts of Passiflora fruit over the years and believe me the ones known to be edible are the only ones that are edible. Some are insipid and others taste so disgusting they may be toxic to humans even when fully ripe. It is worth noting that the foliage of many/all Passiflora is also highly toxic again releasing cyanide when damaged. See link for full info. Here is a link that might be useful: Passiflora toxicity

Thanks. I went out this morning and there was one lone wasp and a few tiny insects. I rather suspect it doesn't take much. Another mystery is how did I come by these hollyhocks. I have never purchased any hollyhocks. A landscaper gave me a handful of short, very dark maroon, almost black, doubles which germinated very poorly. The pink ones must have been in those seed. They are about 6-7 feet tall and have single flowers about 4 or 5 inches in diameter. Pink with darker centers.