Want to grow persimmon trees - need advice pls
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just planted persimmon tree, need advice
Comments (3)385: Eight ft is a tall tree for newly planted. Here with our high winds, I'd either trim it back or stake it. You don't want it moving around until the new roots are established. Next year you can let it sway around and it should be OK. My rule on fertilizer is none until the tree starts growing. Then only small amounts at one time. In a year or two if it's not growing enough up the fertilizer, mainly nitrogen. My persimmons shed any excess fruits. A newly planted one will likely shed all. But if a few hang on it's OK to leave a few, like two or three....See MoreNeed some advice about growing fruit trees in Austin, Texas.
Comments (4)howdy reed, i'm a little ways from austin. & i've only been doing this 3 years. but figs, jujube's, persimmons, asian pears, & european pears should thrive there with almost zero care. just be sure to get fireblight resistant pears, anything from womack nursery will work, just google them i dont have experience with peaches, plums, etc; but when i google "tamu peaches" texas a&m says they can be grown if i'm willing to follow a spraying routine, & if i'm not willing to spray not to bother. apples also need spraying, & your soil has to be free of cotton root rot, which many areas in the cotton south have if you use the search function at the top of the board & look for "mountainman" & "scraper" you'll read from some fig & pear experts in austin...See MoreNeed advice on Growing Fig trees in containers
Comments (6)Having grown numerous varieties in pots/tubs in recent years, my take is that the most important factor for harvesting figs is the variety. Soil, fertilizer etc. are considerably less important. "Petite Negra" has been the only consistent bearer of the bunch (after a few years, it is no longer so petite), but "Chicago Hardy" has also been producing figs the past two years. If you have a sheltered spot that doesn't get more than a couple degrees below freezing in winter, it should be fine for overwintering dormant figs. My garage works out well. The potted figs go back out in spring once frosts are unlikely. Of course, if you are primarily interested in foliage, they'll typically overwinter in the ground in zone 6 (above ground wood will be killed without very careful siting/protection). I haven't succeeded in harvesting figs from these overwintered specimens....See MoreGrowing persimmon trees in zone 6
Comments (50)Hi Tony (or anyone else who knows!) I recently moved from zone 9 to zone 6 and left my extensive collection of fruit trees. I'd like to grow astringent persimmon here for making hoshigaki Japanese dried persimmon. Are there any astringent varieties that produce LARGE fruit that will survive here? And where I can order from? I saw starkbros have Saijo but the fruit is small. It may need to be potted for the first year or two until I find a permanent property to put it in the ground. This last winter low temps were in the teens F generally, only a few days in single digits. So I think cold tolerant down to 0F should be ok. Thanks very much!...See Moreejp3
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