Persimmon
Submitted by jlewis on Sun, 2008-05-04 20:06
Eureka
Medium-sized tomato-shaped red fruit. Small tree, self-fertile. Excellent-quality fruit, and a poular commercial variety. Most widely grown variety in Texas. (ns)
A heavy producing, medium-sized, flat-shaped, red persimmon of extremely high fruit quality. The tree is relatively small and self-fruitful. The fruit contains seed; however, seedless fruit can be obtained. Eureka has proven to be the best commercial variety in Texas. (ag)
Recommended by ag, ns
Fuyugaki
Medium-sized flattened red fruit of good quality. Self-fertile and can be used, if desired, to pollinate all other varieties. Non-astringent. (ns)
A medium-sized, non-astringent, self-fruitful persimmon. The fruit is rather flattened, red-colored, and of high quality. It is best planted in the milder areas of the state as it is susceptible to freeze damage. (ag)
Recommended by ag, mg, ns, tf
Hachiya
Large heart-shaped seedless orange-red type. Trees are upright and vigorous. Excellent landscape tree. (ns)
A productive, large, cone-shaped, seedless persimmon with bright orange skin. The tree is vigorous and upright. Hachiya has been an outstanding Texas variety since as early as 1984. This variety makes an excellent dual purpose fruit-ornamental specimen. (ag)
Recommended by ag, ns
Tamopan
Large orange flattened fruit with ring constriction like a waistline. Most vigorous tree of all listed. Excellent landscape variety. (ns)
A moderately productive, very large, orange, flat-shaped persimmon with a distinctive ring construction near the middle of the fruit. The tree is the most vigorous and upright of the varieties grown in Texas. (ag)
Recommended by ag, ns
Tane-nashi
Medium-sized heart-shaped seedless orange fruit. Tree is vigorous, upright. Good in landscapes. (ns)
A moderately productive, cone-shaped, orange-colored persimmon. The tree is vigorous and upright. The fruit store extremely well on the tree and is seedless. Tane-nashi make an excellent landscape ornamental. (ag)
Recommended by ag, mg, ns
Saijo
Recommended by mg