All went well with a mild winter here in central Virginia and it leafed out in March with our mild temperatures. The Japanese or Oriental Persimmon is a native Asian plant that has been in cultivation for many centuries. However, I need to protect the Asian persimmons like a fig tree every winter. One fruit developed this year and I surrounded it with a plastic bag to prevent the foxes from stealing it. The other has fruited for a few years now. All times above are in ranch (not your local) time. I could not get to that area to water this year, and the fruits are smaller than last year. (Can u tell I love fruit?). Considering how others in the Ozarks in this thread have had success I may try another one. Astringent fruits must be overly ripe to achieve sweetness and edibility. NIkita's Gift continues to impress me. it immediately started losing leaves and is basically dead at this point. I planted it immediately - and have a green thumb. Don't have one yet, but plan to get one in the food forest eventually. It is a little extra care but the final product is all worth it (Kaki in zone 5). It went on for a month or more when my research lead me to check the tree during the night. Thanks Bear! My Saijo are similar size to Nikitas gift, and smaller than store bought Fuyu. I can't answer your question about Am persimmons. Apparently they dont mind Neem. Beautiful colors. May be similar to the experience of the other poster here. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree is as vigorous as the American Persimmon and as large as the Asian. Looks beautiful mamuang. Add to WishlistAlready In Wishlist Add to Wishlist Recommended with Nikitas Gift Persimmon Tree Espoma Organic Tree-Tone (6-3-2) Fertilizer $12.99 Rosseyanka Persimmon Tree $49.99 We graft the Giombo persimmon onto native American persimmon . Most of the Nikitas Gift and all of the Saijo fruits are still very firm. that is about the height where my three others started bearing. I've had years where one tree's fruit outshone everyone else and then the same tree was barely edible the following year. I grow it Calvin. The vine crops do need to be controlled or else they will take over the world and the Cornelian Cherries take forever to fruit but that's about all the work you're gonna do to grow them. Bearing Age:2-3 years after planting Do you have other fruit trees that JB like better? Then came a hard freeze to about 24-26F on April 9 that wiped out all of the limbs. This product cannot be shipped to CA. The Etsy Gift Guide. Fruits, Nuts, Blueberries, Backyard Orchards and Gardens, http://growingfruit.org/t/hybrid-per-great/2601/16, https://www.figbid.com/Listing/Browse?Seller=Kelby. They didnt survive a week. 'Nikita's Gift' is a hybrid of American and Asian varieties which is also cold tolerant but needs to be soft before eating. Diospyrus Kaki Tecumseh is a small tree type Asian persimmon named and selected by Dr. Jim Shanks, U of MD. Maybe you can help me with my questions? I read in some websites Saijo means the very best one but the Japanese-English translator on line says it means Talented Woman. Watch the fruit color change, a ripe persimmon will be purplish (this is when they fall to the ground and usually break open) and a just right for picking color is when they go orange with a tinge of the purple color starting to show up. Trees: Due to strict Agricultural Laws in place, we currently cannot ship to the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii. Anyone have experience with handling these beetles or have the same experiences with persimmons? Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Persimmon Tree (Izu) $ 69.99 - $ 89.99; Persimmon Tree (Saijo) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 29.99 - $ 74.99; Persimmon Tree (Sweet Fuyu) $ 39.99 - $ 189.99; Product Category. I'll pick the first one that begins to soften. (And to avoid confusion, can you please provide the pot's inner dimensions? I got a Nakitas Gift. I have seen this before. From the Ukraine, Nikita's Gift persimmon tree is a hybrid of Asian and American persimmons. Nikita's Gift Hybrid Persimmon grows 10-12 ft. in height, is self-fertile and hardy to minus 10 F. There were a few seeds that were very thin and probably sterile. My NG is about the same age as yours. Next I noticed large parts of the leaves being eaten but couldnt find any insects on the tree. so being put in a box for a few days tends to upset her. It's gonna be hard to harvest from a 50 foot tree. I have 4 non-astringent Asian Persimmons. Not sure if it would make it here, although I did stumble across an entry in an old Garden Web from a fellow who lived in z5 and wrapped similar to how many do fig trees and his survives fine. NG pic taken a minute ago. the fall color is beautiful even without leaves. Start typing a member's name above and it will auto-complete. I Protected them the same way with the Nikita's Gift. This year it leafed out but thats all its done. 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Oh well, the Li has plenty of fruit, and fresh works for me.There's an autumn olive I noticed while pedaling my bike to the Acme on Elkton Road that I'm coveting. We graft our bare root fruit trees on a variety of different root stocks. They were also sweeter than I liked. It had one flower this year but it fell off. Also, I added Rosseyanka this year! I also didnt care for the taste that much when I tried it last year. I think wild persimmons taste better picked up after they fall but so does all the wildlife. The author is interested in cold-hardy persimmons. Just looking for some ideas and a little reassurance from folks with more experience with them. Bryant RedHawk wrote:Watch the fruit color change, a ripe persimmon will be purplish (this is when they fall to the ground and usually break open) and a just right for picking color is when they go orange with a tinge of the purple color starting to show up. Persimmon (NIkita's Gift) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 34.99; Persimmon Tree (Early Fuyu) . This is the first year it has produced anything to speak of. It also has spectacular fall foliage color. Its the cherry that is their favorite in my yard. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree $44.99 Scarlet Sentinel Columnar Apple $59.99 Greensleeves Apple $49.99 Flavortop Nectarine $59.99 Reine de Mirabelle European Plum $32.99 Shenandoah Paw Paw $32.99 Raintree Brunswick Fig $59.99 Seuri Asian Pear $59.99 Hendre Huffcapp European Perry Pear $30.99 Nordland Fig $44.99 Golden Treat Urban Columnar Apple I also have a 4 yrs old Nikita's Gift growing about five feet on the south size of my house for winter protection and it has about 100 baby fuits on it right now. The American persimmon is the focus here. I've been pondering trying it here in ground. I had some the year before last that were perfect though. The Gift of Persimmons. -Aldo Leopold, Standing on the shoulders of giants. Not a typo but maybe subject to interpretation. However, I have not had many JB for the past 3 -4 years. 1. Did yours get freezing weather while ripening? If my front yard didnt have a big shade tree, Id gladly plant persimmons there to show off their ornamental qualities. This is true in my friends yard, too. Search. Maybe I just need to chill, but I dont want my negligence to be the reason for losing one. Holds well on the tree - I have to pull or cut the fruit from the branches. Evidently some varieties drop fruit (or produce less of it) without fertilization. Thanks for the really good feedback on this Phil. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree Diospyrus kaki x virginiana 'Nikita's Gift' As hardy as the American persimmon and as large as the Asian, Nikita's large crops of 2-1/2 inch, flatt. I have both varieties and just this year we got enough Nikita fruit to notice that they ripen almost the same, the American fruit turns purplish when ready to eat and goes "mushy" the day after the color change from orange to purple. I hope they did good for you. Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile Ken W Wilson wrote:They were very mushy by the time they fell. . The tast was great but no texture. American persimmons grow very well in my yard. Your trees are so beautiful. 'Fuyu' and its large hybrid 'Jiro' will grow in zones 6-10. And for a great price! Maybe in year 4 had I not moved it. Those last two are in that first stage, of just surviving and putting down roots, and might shoot up next year if nature allows. Because the ranges overlap, cross-pollination may cause sexual incompatibility, resulting in pollination without fertilization, and therefore seedless fruits of poor quality. Kiwi's, Cornelian Cherries, Pawpaws and Maypops all do fine with no spraying at all. My Early Golden has been a sickly tree and has never even flowered despite being more than 13 years old. Im very happy to hear this too. level up your garden game with the Garden Master Course. The ornamental cherry trees definitely attract a lot of beetles. These trees are rather slow-growing and it can take seven to 10 years for them to be fruit-bearing. A great quality fruit that ripens late season, reaches roughly 12-15 tall & is self-fertile. Cliff England has had it down to -17 with no injury. Yates already finished producing. I've had a lot of success fruiting Asian persimmon in pots, but I'm in zone 8b. When I (later) brought to his attention Lee Reich's book, on the point of some cultivars being self-pollinating, he allowed that might be the case.In any event, last year I planted what I've come to believe to be a self-fertile American Persimmons by the name of Szukis (yes, a Lee Reich recommendation). I didn't think it had very much flavor compared to the rich flavor and texture of Prairie fruit. Shop this gift guide. The tree is early to start growth in the spring and is sometimes injured by freezing temperatures. I planted last year and grafted this spring. Add the bypass destination information to the template file. Its much earlier this year. Match Match any word Match all words Match phrase. For milky spores, need to follow the instruction on how to spread them around. Yates already finished producing. 2020ONE GREEN WORLD. Mature tree hgt is about 12' very cold hardy; Ripens late Oct through Nov We've been sharing our passion for edible plants and organic gardening since 1994. Probably the most widely planted fruit tree in the world, Persimmons are found throughout Asia in almost every yard and orchard. We cannot ship to Puerto Rico or international. They begin bearing 2-3 years after planting and the fruit ripens in October. Hmm, thanks Phil. Personally, I think most of my virginiana cultivars taste better.Jerry Lehman, at Terre Haute, says that Nikita's Gift is larger fruiting than Rosseyanka, has nice red color, earlier ripening - and is delicious. Ive been hesitant to get Chocolate because of the seeds. I intend to order another Nikita for planting next spring. If you grew those in Seattle area, you are the pawpaw king! Need a lot of trees? 4 Another western WA nursery that has N Gift is Raintree nursery. parfait,I responded to your query added on to a running discussion at the Edible Landscaping forum; don't know if you saw that or not.Here 'tis again: The original name for Nikita's Gift is Nikitiskaya Bordovaya(NB), or which loosely translated, means burgundy of Nikita Gardens.It is a daughter of Rosseyanka(D.virginianaXkaki hybrid, aka Russian Beauty) back-crossed to kaki - so, it is 3/4 D.kaki.I've grafted Nikita's Gift a couple of times, but it hasn't survived here - should be OK here in southern KY, and for you in a z6/7 setting, but I think my scionwood was damaged, which may account for failures here; it sustains significant winter damage at Terre Haute, IN.NB's parent, Rosseyanka, in my orchard, is very late maturing, and mostly seedless(despite native males and at least one kaki that produces some staminate flowers) - but can be peeled, sliced and dried while still firm - and loses its astringency in the process; or, you can leave them on the tree until fully ripe. Cummins Nursery - Fruit Trees, Scions, and Rootstocks for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines. It's a young tree and has a little too much shade. I'm trying this out, but I wonder if I'm providing a large enough pot. $29.99 - $135.00 Diospyrus kaki x virginiana 'Nikita's Gift' As hardy as the American persimmon and as large as the Asian, Nikita's large crops of 2-1/2 inch, flattish, red-orange fruit are certainly gifts. This exciting new Persimmon hybrid Nikita's Gift is a cross between an American Persimmon variety (virginiana) and the Japanese Persimmon variety (kaki) and it gives us a wonderful fruit tree that is hardy to Zone 5. Here are some pictures of the damage: You can see the little Saijo in the background on this one. i believe i'm owed a replacement. The rest have been about as soft as a ripe peach, mushy and sweet. Now Im planning to add Chocolate and CoffeeCake at the other end of my 2 acre property, because Id rather they pollinate each other but not Nikitas gift or Saijo. It didn't dry out, so I was puzzled as I've planted a number of persimmons and none of the others ever did that. Bloom Time:June Then came the Japanese beetles that love this tree and a nearby TamKam. I'm not sure how big N.G.would grow. 6-7 ft. $12.00. Houzz nutzt Cookies und hnliche Technologien, um Ihre Benutzererfahrung zu personalisieren, Ihnen relevante Inhalte bereitzustellen und die Produkte und Dienstleistungen zu verbessern. I have no helpful advice to give - except to say - Ive heard multiple reports that Rosseyanka does better around here. and bought that one too. I dont know if it has worked very well or not as Ive heard it works better in a warmer climate. Calvin, Wish list is to finish working on the new house, someday. If you are anything like me then you are probably feeling sick and tired of this cold, wet weather. Check out our nikita's gift persimmon tree selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Again, no watering there. We still cannot ship to some states and US territories based off the Agricultural Laws that may be in place. I've only eaten two or three in past years. 6-7 years ago, I invested in milky spores. There are. Check out other Fruit Trees HERE! Hi Ram, i look forward to your review on Rojo brillante next year! Fruits are more reminiscent of an astringent-til-ripe kaki than the typical virginiana - thicker skin that contains the soft, gelatinous pulp. I suppose now is the time to apply it while the eggs are hatching? It is a lovely ornamental tree with drooping glossy green leaves and branches that give it a flowing, rather tropical look. What a carefree fruit tree. It had only a handful of flowers, and fruits, this year. We offer unique and rare fruit and nut trees, shrubs, and vines. Not as sanguine on their prospect, given the humidity of the area, but thought would be worth a try.I have a Li jujube which is doing well, but think perhaps I should have gone with the Lang, as I understand that dries better? Thank you for those Daniel. It's a nice persimmon, not a great persimmon - just one that's widely propagated and distributed by a number of nurseries. Ramv you are getting a great crop! A dollar coin for scale. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, this unique hybrid of Asian and American Persimmon bears bountiful crops of sweet and flavorful, reddish-orange fruit followed by strikingly beautiful, orange-yellow fall foliage. It seems more bothered by drought than my other varieties. How large a pot are you having success with? FREE shipping. The 4" long acorn shaped fruit is deep orange when ripe and very sweet and flavorful. An Asian variety that is deep orange in coloring and slightly elongated and rounded in shape. Our varieties are self-fertile and hardy to USDA Zone 5. Now, in my night-time check Ill find maybe 2 on it, so Im making some progress, but there isnt a leaf left on it that hasnt been chewed on. This is about the 5th year for this tree, 3rd year for bearing fruit. I'll know when to pick next year. The glowing orbs of fruit hanging from the tree are a wonderful sight. Call for any questions about cold hardy fruit trees 888-758-2252. If I pick too early they are only slightly sweet and when I pick when Ripe they are very sweet. I planted a Nikita's Gift a few years ago that wilted and died a few months after planting in the spring, it didn't even make it to its first winter. and Coffee Cake (Nishimura Wase) Persimmons. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7-9 Chill Hours: - Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous Plant Type: Perennial Pollinator: Self-Fertile Blooming Season: Spring I've heard quite a bit about Meader Pers., has anyone had any experience w/ a Nakita's Gift? Meader - per foot $5.00 Nishimura Wase - per foot $5.00. Nikita's gift is a large persimmons like a japanese Fuyu, actually it is a hybrid between a Fuyu and a native. It was slower getting established. So no pollinator would be best. I was told that persimmon drops fruit for the first few years so I wont expect fruit until year 4 or 5. The tree is two years old (from bare root) but I moved it to this spot this April so it has a set back. Naturally compact trees, Asian Persimmons rarely exceed 12ft. Ive been going out at night to check the trees and hand pick. Nikita's Gift tastes more like Asian persimmon. Ive been looking into Milky Spore. I was able to control them fairly well with Neem oil and hand picking, but they did their fair share of damage. They seem to go from slightly soft and bitter to very soft over night. I had to sit down and do a little homework before asking my follow-up questions. Its done nothing since. Best with Coffeecake for pollination. I brought up this very point @ UD last Ag Day with a professor at their greenhouses. There's about ten on there now. I am new to this forum, but it looks very professional to me. I've ordered Nikitas Gift trees from both Burnt Ridge and Raintree. Other persimmon trees, that Ive purchased in pots with established root systems, have been successful but take time to adjust. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, this unique hybrid of Asian and American Persimmon bears bountiful crops of sweet and flavorful, reddish-orange fruit followed by strikingly beautiful, orange-yellow fall foliage. I do like that they are seedless. You should be fine, what lows have you experienced? Im pretty excited about these trees and check on them quite a bit. Chat with one of our experts Leave a message for one of our experts . 0. Trust God, but always tether your camel to this tiny ad. Similar ripening habit as Rosseyanka, fall into winter, but unlike Rosseyanka, Nikita's Gift taste more like Asian persimmon. The Native Persimmon (downloadable ebook reprint of 1915 USDA bulletin), Hybrid seeds in my Nikita's Gift persimmons, Some thoughts on the occasion of harvesting my first-ever peach. Should we need some different varieties? I would anticipate it's likely mostly seedless, as well. Onalaska, Washington 98570. It's an astringent persimmon--tastier, sweeter, and juicier than most American persimmons. Only 3/5 bare root persimmons Ive planted, be it in large pots for now, were successful. A non-astringent variety that can be eaten while still firm. Best with Chocolate for pollination. Waste of money D 09/05/2022 DOUG HAWXHURST Persimmon tree So far so good. I hate to say it, but I have had zero motivation to get out in the yard and do all the things that need doing. How warm outside to plant fig cuttings directly in-ground. More like an Asian persimmon (it is an AmericanXAsian hybrid), so 12 to 15 feet or so. Before spraying with Neem there would be up to 20 Japanese beetles feeding on the NG which is enough to do some serious damage on a tree that size. It is an excellent choice for the deep South and South Texas. Giants with dirt under their nails. I'll pick the second one at a softer stage and the third one even softer. Then came the Japanese beetles that love this tree and a nearby TamKam. BryantFranklin County, VAZone 7a. I've eaten lots of american persimmons. Hardy to 0 degrees F., Asian Persimmons are easy to grow in the Northwest and other regions of the U.S. with mild winters. It is hardier than any of the Asian persimmons we offer. Then came a hard freeze to about 24-26F on April 9 that wiped out all of the limbs. If so does it take long to fruit? But I know both from reading and personal experience that an all-female Prok (American) will produce seedless fruit -- and lots of it. They are also quite a ways from ripening. Andean Tubers (3) . These batch are larger. Morton is not far from me in SW Washington, so I thought my experience would be similar. It was in the ground about 4 years and grew a foot or maybe foot and a half. $0.00. Erfahren Sie hierzu mehr in der Houzz Cookie-Richtlinie. When I bought Saijo, it was from Raintree. Last year all fruit dropped mid season. Nikita's Gift bears crops of sweet, large, red-orange fruit, followed by vivid, orange foliage in the fall. You could try to graft a female variety onto a male persimmon at say 10 feet or so, but it is rather experimental, as it may break off. Astringent until ripened off the tree and eaten when soft. Early Golden gets good reviews for flavor, and is self fertile. 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