Diospyros kaki - Japanese Persimmon, Kaki

We can offer you the following persimmon varieties:
'Tipo': Very common and popular species in Italy; dense and compact treetop and reliably producing fruit with up to 200 gr. The fruit is soft and juicy when fully ripe in November or December; light frost does not affect the fruit, but aids the removal of astringency.
'Sharon': This probably best known variety of persimmon is regularly found on the fruit shelves. This is because it is very easy to transport without getting bruised: You can eat the firm, bright orange, low-tannin Sharon fruits before they are fully ripe. The trees grow compact and form well-rounded, small crowns that are comparable to apple trees in their final size.
'Vainiglia': Produces the largest fruits, up to 250 gr, which are very soft when ripe. The aroma of the fruit is mild and slightly reminiscent of vanilla. As with the variety 'Tipo`, the fruits should be harvested after the first frost in November or December to reduce the astringent bitter substances as much as possible.
'Cioccolatino': The fruits are very sweet and edible before fully ripe and soft. You can eat them like a crisp apple.
'Jiro': Smaller treetop with large fruits up to 120 gr which are hardly astringent; in Mediterranean growing areas they ripen a little bit earlier (in October) than in our country.
'Rojo Brillante': Spanish variety of the Italian cultivar Vainiglia. Produces fruits up to 200 gr, very soft when ripe.

"Diospyros" means "fruit of the gods". With such a name, it almost goes without saying that persimmon fruits taste heavenly. Their flesh, orange when fully ripe, is soft and juicy like jelly and melts in the mouth like pudding. The flavor is full-bodied and sweet-fruity. Note: When you buy a 'Sharon' fruit, this is also a persimmon, - more precisely an Israeli variety - but its hard flesh with only little juice is nowhere near the quality of Italian varieties, which are nearly twice as large (5-8 cm). Grafted, genuine persimmon trees start to produce fruit from the 2nd to 3rd year after grafting. The 2-2.5 cm large, yellow flowers appear in early summer. Persimmon trees are able to produce fruits without pollination (parthenocarp). These fruits are then seedless. If they are pollinated, the fruits have seeds and are somewhat larger. It is important to allow the fruit to ripen to full maturity - the skin will then yield slightly to finger pressure. Unripe persimmons are astringent, meaning that when eaten, the mouth becomes furry and numb. However, this does not apply when they are made into jams and jellies; here even unripe fruits lose their astringency. The variety 'Jiro' is not astringent, but it too should be allowed to ripen on the branches to develop its full flavor. Persimmon trees are just as suitable as permanent guests in pots as they are as conservatory trees and trees in the garden, as they have a high cold tolerance of minus -15 °C. Persimmons form round, densely leafed crowns in both sunny and semi-shady places, with foliage turning intense yellow, orange and red in fall. The leafless trees are easy to overwinter, as their light and heat requirements are minimal.

Quality: large & delicious fruits; thanks to grafting, reliable harvests even with young plants; round crowns; robust & cold tolerant; easy to overwinte

Use: planted in the garden; in pots starting from April/May outdoors on balcony, terrace - during winter in the house; all year round planted in a greenhouse or conservatory