Anybody growing Persimmons in the UK ??

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Anybody growing Persimmons in the UK ??

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What is your favourite UK grown fruit ??

Apple

10%

[ 1 ]

Apricot

10%

[ 1 ]

Cherry

20%

[ 2 ]

Damson

20%

[ 2 ]

Elderberry

[ 0 ]

Fig

[ 0 ]

Gage

20%

[ 2 ]

Hawthorn

[ 0 ]

Medlar

[ 0 ]

Mulberry

[ 0 ]

Nectarine

[ 0 ]

Pawpaw

[ 0 ]

Peach

[ 0 ]

Pear

10%

[ 1 ]

Persimmon

[ 0 ]

Plum

10%

[ 1 ]

Quince

[ 0 ]

Sorbus - Devon Sorb Apple

[ 0 ]

Total Votes : 10

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gray_b

Joined: 24 Jun 2011
Posts: 254
Location: Leafy Shires of the Midlands

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 11 7:39 pm Post subject: Anybody growing Persimmons in the UK ??

Anybody growing Persimmons in the UK ??

Here is a photo of this years fruit from my chocolate persimmon (its not really chocolate, but the flesh is darker orange almost dark brown).

Last years crop was good, not lots by any means but useful and tasty.

Other varieties that I am growing (that are still getting going) include,

Date Plum (Diospyros Lotus) seed for rootstock growing
Campbell NC 10
Cioccolatino (Chocolate)
Costata
Dunaj
Farmacista Honorati
Hana Fuyu
Hiratanesnashi
Jiro
Meader
Nikitaï¿½s Gift.
Peiper
Rojo Brillante
Tipo
Tomatero
vanille
Yates

Bulgarianlily

Joined: 01 Jun 2008
Posts: 1667
Location: South West Mountains of Bulgaria

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 11 8:17 pm Post subject:
I didn't know they were that hardy. Do you protect them at all in winter?

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 11 8:22 pm Post subject:
That's one heck of a poll! I think you'll get a better response if you rename the thread though. Persimmons are a fairly niche market even for here.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 11 10:45 pm Post subject:
That's an interesting list of persimmons, they're a fruit I've thought about but never planted. I ticked gage - a lot of the fruits on the list I may have in a good year but not dependably. But really I like different fruits in succession so its not an exclusive choice. And mirabelles and japanese plums aren't there except as 'plum'.

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 2400
Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 11 9:48 am Post subject: Re: Anybody growing Persimmons in the UK ??

gray_bale wrote:

Anybody growing Persimmons in the UK ??

Last years crop was good, not lots by any means but useful and tasty.

I was under the impression that persimmons needed a good summer to ripen well. But, given that last summer wasn't much cop, presumably that's not the case?

Peter.

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