Taste: Sweet and flavorful View full details Original price $29.99 - Original price $135.00 Original price. Since I was recommended pawpaw to grow here and all the pawpaw seedling next year,I think i am a pawpaws slave first before to become a pawpaw king hihi It was a very hot dry summer, I did not water them at all. If you grew those in Seattle area, you are the pawpaw king! Im pretty excited about these trees and check on them quite a bit. Leaf samples were collected from 45 cultivars and advanced selections, as well as 45 trees from native populations in Bullitt, Barren, and Franklin Counties. Small orchards of commercially available cultivars are planted in Kentucky. Astringent fruits must be overly ripe to achieve sweetness and edibility. Fuyu Asian Persimmon (68) $69.99 Hachiya Asian Persimmon (8) $69.99 Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro Asian Persimmon (144) $73.99 Jiro Asian Persimmon (15) Starting at $73.99 Maekawa Jiro Asian Persimmon (13) $69.99 Prok American Persimmon (42) $73.99 Saijo Asian Persimmon (15) Starting . It regrew new ones and all was well although no flowers. Please contact us to inquire about this year's selection. Best with Chocolate for pollination. This page was generated at 08:56 AM. I do like that they are seedless. This is about the 5th year for this tree, 3rd year for bearing fruit. It's a nice persimmon, not a great persimmon - just one that's widely propagated and distributed by a number of nurseries. BryantFranklin County, VAZone 7a. Nikita's Gift Persimmon. Asian Persimmon is not bothered by pests or disease and likes half day to full sun and well-drained soil. I can tell you that with all the fruit I grow, some years are better than others. I've had years where one tree's fruit outshone everyone else and then the same tree was barely edible the following year. Their plants are in pots instead of bare. We've been sharing our passion for edible plants and organic gardening since 1994. The Etsy Gift Guide. Those last two are in that first stage, of just surviving and putting down roots, and might shoot up next year if nature allows. Call 1-800-247-5864 A special self-fertile persimmon from Ukraine. I think wild persimmons taste better picked up after they fall but so does all the wildlife. It may catch the NG in size next year at this rate. A cross of Rosseyanka X Kaki. Grafts grew about 5 feet! How do I encourage this tree to put on growth? Only 5 years old in ground. I'm trying this out, but I wonder if I'm providing a large enough pot. We graft our bare root fruit trees on a variety of different root stocks. Ken W Wilson pollinator Posts: 1187 Location: Nevada, Mo 64772 We've ordered a lot over the years from different nurseries, and this tree came in large, full, and ready to spring to life. I certainly don't want a 40' American variety growing in the yard. Waste of money, So far so good. Houseplants are here and ship for free. Thank you for your nice comments. Are they supposed to be? Both hexaploid and tetraploid American persimmon trees were identified in the populations sampled in the Bullitt County locations, but only tetraploid races were found in Franklin and Barren Counties. I was able to control them fairly well with Neem oil and hand picking, but they did their fair share of damage. Mine really took off this summer, so hopefully more trees will fruit next year. I would anticipate it's likely mostly seedless, as well. Rootstock: American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) I planted a large NG persimmon early November of last year. that is about the height where my three others started bearing. Maybe I just need to chill, but I dont want my negligence to be the reason for losing one. I've only eaten two or three in past years. It produces smallish fruit for me. -Aldo Leopold, Standing on the shoulders of giants. Soldout. It's a American x Asian hybrid. Search forum by user. it immediately started losing leaves and is basically dead at this point. They get damage in their first coulpe years, but overgrow it really fast. The upright self fertile tree is easy to grow and takes about a 12' circle of space. Please add it to your wishlist to be notified when it's available. I can't answer your question about Am persimmons. The rosseyanka and nikitas gift I planted in the ground but removed them before our cold spell. and Coffee Cake (Nishimura Wase) Persimmons. Yates already finished producing. Seem like Saijo persimmons arent good size fruits in PCN ? I read in some websites Saijo means the very best one but the Japanese-English translator on line says it means Talented Woman. I would much rather have less fruit with no seeds. Nikita certainly has a lot of fans. LeaflingsGardens. Mine are ready in late November usually. These ranges overlap in Kentucky. Cliff England has had it down to -17 with no injury. My persimmon tree, though young, is about 8 feet high. The tree produces a good amount of fruit making harvesting time amazing. I also have a 4yrs old Giant Hana Fuyu and an Ichi Kei Jiro Kaki persimmons are loaded with fruit right now too. How warm outside to plant fig cuttings directly in-ground. Then came the Japanese beetles that love this tree and a nearby TamKam. My Nikita's Gift persimmon arrived in May 2009 from Burnt Ridge Nursery. I Protected them the same way with the Nikita's Gift. Im hoping I dont have to build a protective tent over these trees every year into perpetuity. I am in a similar climate and they all are absolutely carefree and "organic" here. Because pollen from native trees could result in seedless fruit formation of poor quality when native seedlings are used as pollinizers in commercial production of American persimmon, ploidy level of seedlings needs to be considered. Have one Nikita's Gift USDA zone 8A, now 10 years old. Here is that Yates tree from the original post, this year. I have a lot of ground to cover I may hit all the turf around the trees that they like and as much other area as I can cover and then hope that they spread on their own from there. I have seen this before. You should be fine, what lows have you experienced? So no pollinator would be best. I just set it out this spring. 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. SPRING SHIPPING: To mitigate the stress on our plants during transit, we will only be shipping Monday thru Wednesday. At least in past Lotus seemingly has been used alot on west coast trees and Virginiana by eastern nursery. Andean Tubers (3) . Diospyrus virginiana x kaki (picture to follow) Nikita's Gift is a Russian (Ukranian) hybrid of American and Asian persimmons. Ive found that they prefer cherry and then plum leaves. Calvin, Wish list is to finish working on the new house, someday. 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. There were not as many this year, but they were delicious. Onalaska, Washington 98570. Fruit is a little flat on the bottom, 2-3" across, dark reddish-orange in color, and exceptionally sweet when ripe. I intend to order another Nikita for planting next spring. The 4" long acorn shaped fruit is deep orange when ripe and very sweet and flavorful. Tree will grow more than 15 feet. The variety most often found in stores. Chat with one of our experts Leave a message for one of our experts . We are a retail garden center servicing our local community & currently not able to ship our products. I dont really worry about the damage to the ornamentals in the yard . I hope it tastes as good as the fruit looks in pictures. This hybrid was introduced by the Nikita Botanical Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. And this tiny ad too! persimmon onto native American persimmon root stock. Beautiful colors. Persimmon trees need about 40 inches of water every year. Persimmon trees are beautiful backyard additions with delicious fruit. But pretty care free. The first night I checked for the night flying June beetles, I found about 15 on the NG. Phil North Georgia Zone 7 Looking for: All of them, and on and on. Nikita's Gift Hybrid Persimmon grows 10-12 ft. in height, is self-fertile and hardy to minus 10 F. Asian Persimmon is is hardy to 0F. American persimmons grow very well in my yard. It was slower getting established. Thanks for the really good feedback on this Phil. I wonder if rootstocks change things too. Persimmon (NIkita's Gift) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 34.99; Persimmon Tree (Early Fuyu) . 6-7 years ago, I invested in milky spores. From the Ukraine, Nikita's Gift persimmon tree is a hybrid of Asian and American persimmons. 432 Burnt Ridge Road. Yates already finished producing. Its putting on zero growth and some of the branches (twigs really) from last year are dead (never leafed out). Erfahren Sie hierzu mehr in der Houzz Cookie-Richtlinie. This product cannot be shipped to CA. All times are GMT-5. BallisticBird In the northern regions, it is better to grow hybrid persimmon varieties. Fruit Skin: Reddish-orange These batch are larger. But I know both from reading and personal experience that an all-female Prok (American) will produce seedless fruit -- and lots of it. I bought a Nikitas gift last year in the spring it never leafed out but the branches still bent so protected it in case it would this year this spring the branches broke when bent. it died RIP..6A. At our retail garden center we offer seasonal fruit tasting, preservation and plant care classes as well as hold events in the community. His list includes Americans, Asians, and hybrids. @Bear_with_me how did you know yates persimmon is good varieties for Pacific Northwest before starting to plant it? The Nikita fruit turns orange and then starts to soften, the orange gets a slight purple tinge around the stem end when it is perfect for eating. USDA Zone:5-9, Phone: 1-877-353-4028 These trees are rather slow-growing and it can take seven to 10 years for them to be fruit-bearing. 0. I'm about half way through my NG fruit. Do you know could there any difference in the NG that Cliff offers versus Raintree, One Green World, or Burnt Ridge? They are mature and seem to handle all the damage fine, but they dont have the added stress of producing fruit. Also have a semi-dwarf apple tree & a dwarf nectarine, a little less carefree.I hope an American persimmon will round things out. 'Nikita's Gift' is a hybrid of American and Asian varieties which is also cold tolerant but needs to be soft before eating. 'Shogatsu' is flattened, non-astringent, of fair quality; bears an abundance of male flowers. Produces small to medium sized oblong fruit with bright red skin & sweet, spicy, firm brown flesh. Mine could definitely use some new leaves. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon grows 10-12 ft. in height, is self-fertile and hardy to minus 10 F. I've ordered Nikitas Gift trees from both Burnt Ridge and Raintree. It was in the ground about 4 years and grew a foot or maybe foot and a half. In fact, it's preferable to have only female trees so that the fruit is seedless. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon #30887 Questions? 3yr American Persimmon Tree in a tree pot, Native Fruit Tree, Diospyros Virginiana. My NG is about the same age as yours. This unique cross of Asian and American persimmons bears abundanct crops of 2 1/2 inch diameter, reddish-orange, delectably sweet fruits that ripen mid-to-late October and stay on the tree until frost. Thanks for the feedback, strudeldog. My only wish is that they had more to choose from as we would love to order from them again. This astringent persimmon produces flattish, red-orange fruit that is 2 inches which ripens in mid to late October. Ive been looking into Milky Spore. Large, bright orange, Asian Persimmon features yellow, orange and scarlet fall color and their striking fruits remain on the tree long after leaf fall. However, Nikitas Gift is a hybrid of Asian and American species, developed and selected in Ukraine, so I thought, who knows? the fall color is beautiful even without leaves. Retail Garden Center: I have a Prairie Star (or Sun?) Softening & astringency removal can be done by allowing fruits to ripen in a brown bag, on the counter top, freezing or drying the fruits. Many thanks! Im very happy to hear this too. Your best bet for self fruitful one variety is probably Meader or Szukis. When do to you pick them? Call for any questions about cold hardy fruit trees 888-758-2252. When they are orange like a ripe pumpkin I pick them and eat them fresh. 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. I hope your theory is correct and it will produce fruit next year, being so tall and all:). Register. But to round things up you also need Kaki persimmon (for example, Jiro),fig (Celeste, Hardy Chicago, etc) and currants. If you do, try to keep it or prune it as the central leader so it will be less likely to be dropped by the tree.John SPDX OR. I live in Delaware & would like to plant a self fertile American Persimmon tree that would grow to 40-50 ft. JB have gone after her cherry leaves, but not much on her A. pears at all. Spring pruning back to about 5 feet wouldnt change that right? But once you get past the transplant hurdle, the persimmon tree is a fantastic addition to your yard and you can harvest your first crop . I have Nikitas Gift, Rosseyanka, Saijo and Yates that have been in pots for going on three season. If so does it take long to fruit? I ate some and picked most out. $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. There can be discussions on benefits of each but if you are worried about your grafted tree being 40 foot because on Virginiana it will not and will still be a smaller tree. A Natural Farm & Educational Center, 23630 SR19, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737, U.S.A. Download our Current Complete Retail Availability List. There is a mature ornamental cherry about 20 feet away from the NG. They have left my persimmon (NG, too) alone. I've had fruit in 3-4 years on potted persimmon, but also, I usually remove all flowers in earlier years and focus on building a good structure. If your grafts take and are interested, maybe we can exchange some scions this winter. A guy I know out here grew it for years but it literally "broke" and died. You might want to join Persimmonworld on facebook, if anyone has grown an Asian Persimmon tree in a pot its someone in that group. I agree with the suggestion to check out hybrids. The 'Hachiya' has been dried in Japan for markets of delicious dried persimmon fruit. We graft the Giombo persimmon onto native American persimmon . That's great information about Szukis being a smaller variety. Strawberry Tree (1) Gift Certificates (1) Herbs (15) Alliums . Anyone have experience with handling these beetles or have the same experiences with persimmons? Similar ripening habit as Rosseyanka, fall into winter, but unlike Rosseyanka, Nikita's Gift taste more like Asian persimmon. Nikita's Gift Persimmon. Kiwi's, Cornelian Cherries, Pawpaws and Maypops all do fine with no spraying at all. American, Asian and Hybrid persimmon varieties. Im experiencing the same. 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. I was told that persimmon drops fruit for the first few years so I wont expect fruit until year 4 or 5. Find yours at http://www.tytyga.com/product/Nikita%27s+Gift+Persimmon+Tree I ripped it out this spring finally. 2020ONE GREEN WORLD. Maybe you can help me with my questions? Fall foliage is a gorgeous, vivid orange color. Water regularly after planting, until tree is established. I did purchase North American diospyros virginiana persimmons which are quite different then the Asian persimmons. Start typing a member's name above and it will auto-complete. Cummins Nursery - Fruit Trees, Scions, and Rootstocks for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines. Do they have to be mushy to be ripe? Well, does anyone else battle the Japanese and June beetles on these trees? Tree probably stunted with gravelly soil and is watered throughout summer. Persimmon are not reliable true to seed and seedlings should not be labeled the cultivar name of the parent as they may or may not be similar. I picked a few fruits here in Seattle today. Trust God, but always tether your camel to this tiny ad. I planted last year and grafted this spring. I planted it immediately - and have a green thumb. An Asian variety that is deep orange in coloring and slightly elongated and rounded in shape. All went well with a mild winter here in central Virginia and it leafed out in March with our mild temperatures. They have a lot of american and Asian varieties. 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 Bold red leaf color in the fall is an added bonus. 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