All went well with a mild winter here in central Virginia and it leafed out in March with our mild temperatures. @Bear_with_me how did you know yates persimmon is good varieties for Pacific Northwest before starting to plant it? May be similar to the experience of the other poster here. I dont post a lot but there arent a lot of people growing persimmons in the Pacific NW and I think the information might be helpful. Call 1-800-247-5864 A special self-fertile persimmon from Ukraine. Replacement tree shipping cost will be $15 per box. Persimmon Trees - Nikita's Gift (Astringent). NG pic taken a minute ago. The Hachiya Persimmon Tree is an upright-spreading, vigorous tree variety that produces rich, sweet delicious fruits in . Native cultivars include Nikita's Gift ( a native cross with Asian) and Magic Fountain. This year it leafed out but thats all its done. Find yours at http://www.tytyga.com/product/Nikita%27s+Gift+Persimmon+Tree Zones: 6-9. I like Meader Persimmon. It produces smallish fruit for me. I was told that persimmon drops fruit for the first few years so I wont expect fruit until year 4 or 5. Pests & Diseases: With proper care and placement Persimmon trees are not bothered by pests or diseases. At least in past Lotus seemingly has been used alot on west coast trees and Virginiana by eastern nursery. I do like that they are seedless. It started a little slow, but seems to be hanging in there, so I have my hopes. The next one was slightly softer and only slightly astringent, still crunchy, and sweeter and more juicy. Im hoping I dont have to build a protective tent over these trees every year into perpetuity. Nikita's gift does not get that big. Persimmon (NIkita's Gift) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 34.99; Persimmon Tree (Early Fuyu) . Quantity. Even Rosseyanka that I planted in June is looking like its going to put on new growth. All times are GMT-5. It may catch the NG in size next year at this rate. Those looked like Yates with a pumpkin shaped. 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. There are two races of persimmon: the tetraploid (60-chromosome) race is centered in the southern Appalachian region, while the hexaploid (90-chromosome) race generally occupies a range north and west of the tetraploid range. In the mountains of the Western Caucasus, Caucasian persimmon (Diospyros lotus L.) grows, 2n = 30, which is most likely an introduced species in old Circassian gardens. NIKITA'S GIFT. I and a few colleagues were eating dinner with Brie Arthur in Raleigh in 2013. Hmm, thanks Phil. There are. Here is what you need to know about growing conditions: Zones: 5-9 For American varieties. Strawberry Tree (1) Gift Certificates (1) Herbs (15) Alliums . It is definitely not true that you need a pollinator for American persimmons to fruit, only to produce seeds. I can tell you that with all the fruit I grow, some years are better than others. Monday Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm, Office Hours: @Vincent_8B, nice photo with the pawpaws. It was a very hot dry summer, I did not water them at all. So my guess is, yes. The glowing orbs of fruit hanging from the tree are a wonderful sight. 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. Fruits are more reminiscent of an astringent-til-ripe kaki than the typical virginiana - thicker skin that contains the soft, gelatinous pulp. I planted a large NG persimmon early November of last year. Enter number. Seem like Saijo persimmons arent good size fruits in PCN ? Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. 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? 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. I think wild persimmons taste better picked up after they fall but so does all the wildlife. They are also quite a ways from ripening. I had to sit down and do a little homework before asking my follow-up questions. If you place an order on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday your order will ship the following Monday. I've ordered Nikitas Gift, Edible Landscaping Nursery is great. I brought up this very point @ UD last Ag Day with a professor at their greenhouses. I hope that doesnt offend anyone, and maybe soneone with experience in Japanese language and culture can clarify. The Hachiya is an oblong or cone-shaped large persimmon with bright orange-red skin when ripe. Recently my coworker in Vancouver WA told me she has a Fuyu that ripens. They begin bearing 2-3 years after planting and the fruit ripens in October. Fruit ripens late October - November. At maturity, it can reach a height between 10-12 feet. Apparently they are delicious but their really small between 1 to 2 in Diameter. Prok is a little like a scorn shape. I'll pick the second one at a softer stage and the third one even softer. I hope it tastes as good as the fruit looks in pictures. Ken W Wilson wrote:Does anyone have a Nikita's Gift? My new trees of Chocolate (Tsurunoko) and Coffee Cake (Nishimura Wase) are on D. virgiana, but all I can say so far is they survived this summer. It was slower getting established. Wish List: Bass Favorite, Burgan Unk, CdDM, Maltese Beauty. We graft the Giombo persimmon onto native American persimmon . One of the top plant introductions to date, Nikitas Gift is a Ukrainian cross of American persimmon and Asian persimmon created at Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. I planted last year and grafted this spring. Naturally compact trees, Asian Persimmons rarely exceed 12ft. It's a nice persimmon, not a great persimmon - just one that's widely propagated and distributed by a number of nurseries. The tree is early to start growth in the spring and is sometimes injured by freezing temperatures. . Tree will grow more than 15 feet. Register. Spring pruning back to about 5 feet wouldnt change that right? https://permies.com/link/b6bfxe/Garden-Master-Course-Kickstarter, american persimmona drought resistant and delicious fruit and source of beautiful carving wood. The first batch that ripened earlier ( same tree) were smaller. USDA Zone:5-9, Phone: 1-877-353-4028 Ripens in October & reaches roughly 12-15 tall. This tree fruit is in the early stages of commercial production with many cultivars selected from the wild. Yates already finished producing. We shipyour plants using FedEx Ground the following business day after you have completed checkout. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree | Fruit Plants Popular Filters Blueberry Strawberry Lemon Tree Small fruit Raspberry Sort & Filter List Sort & Filter Sort By Featured Best Sellers Highest Rated New Arrivals Features Safer for Pets (1) Safer for Kids (1) Common Name (1) Blueberry (56) Raspberry (38) Grape (17) Lime (16) Blackberry (34) Strawberry (24) I've only eaten two or three in past years. Large fruit, and for whatever reason the birds seem to be leaving it alone.Think you might want to consider aronia, if you're looking for an easy care, very nutritious fruit.Consider wineberries for the shaded areas? I forgot to mention that my tree is on the north side of a privacy. It regrew new ones and all was well although no flowers. Maybe its warmer in town. Diospyrus virginiana x kaki (picture to follow) Nikita's Gift is a Russian (Ukranian) hybrid of American and Asian persimmons. The buds on NG are smaller and tighter, Im hoping shes just a little slower at starting back up. They are mature and seem to handle all the damage fine, but they dont have the added stress of producing fruit. My friend planted both Prok and Yates. I dont know if it has worked very well or not as Ive heard it works better in a warmer climate. I can't answer your question about Am persimmons. I dont really worry about the damage to the ornamentals in the yard . $29. They get damage in their first coulpe years, but overgrow it really fast. I have a NG I put in the ground around July last year and it had some partial girdling from rabbits over winter. On root stock you could expect to find it grafted on D. Lotus, D. Virginiana or on D. Kaki. I have had great yields from a Meader persimmon for more than 10 years. 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 variety most often found in stores. Parthenocarpy in the Caucasian persimmon is the norm, not the entire crop on all trees, but some part. This is about the 5th year for this tree, 3rd year for bearing fruit. LeaflingsGardens. Probably the most widely planted fruit tree in the world, Persimmons are found throughout Asia in almost every yard and orchard. USDA Hardiness Zones: 7-9 Chill Hours: - Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous Plant Type: Perennial Pollinator: Self-Fertile Blooming Season: Spring Thank you for those Daniel. I also have a 4yrs old Giant Hana Fuyu and an Ichi Kei Jiro Kaki persimmons are loaded with fruit right now too. The taste was great but no texture. Here 'tis again: The original name for Nikita's Gift is Nikitiskaya Bordovaya (NB), or which loosely translated, means burgundy of Nikita Gardens. If my front yard didnt have a big shade tree, Id gladly plant persimmons there to show off their ornamental qualities. There's about ten on there now. Your best bet for self fruitful one variety is probably Meader or Szukis. I have one, but it hasn't fruited yet. Maybe in year 4 had I not moved it. My only wish is that they had more to choose from as we would love to order from them again. If you like American Persimmons with bigger fruits and a nice taste are Prok and Yates. Its putting on zero growth and some of the branches (twigs really) from last year are dead (never leafed out). The Gift of Persimmons. I have seen this before. Order Persimmon Scionwood Barbra's Blush American Persimmon Bozhy Dar (God's Gift) Hybrid Persimmon Cheong Pyong Asian Persimmon Chibacha Asian Persimmon Chocolate Asian Persimmon Parkrose Permaculture 18.8K subscribers Nikita's gift is a beautiful naturally dwarf landscape tree which produces huge crops of delicious fruit in the fall, as well as stunning fall. Doesn't need a pollinizer. Zones 6-9. If I pick too early they are only slightly sweet and when I pick when Ripe they are very sweet. 6-7 ft. $12.00. They are truly delicious. 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. Thats what mine looked like before June . 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. Need a lot of trees? Considering how others in the Ozarks in this thread have had success I may try another one. When ripe, the fruit has what can be described as a custard-like texture and the sweet flavor is often said to remind people of honey. This astringent variety is considered the largest and best cooking quality persimmon. Nikita's gift is a large persimmons like a japanese Fuyu, actually it is a hybrid between a Fuyu and a native. Cumminsnursery.com.This domain provided by tierra.net at 2000-10-06T21:31:18Z (22 Years, 144 Days ago), expired at 2029-10-06T21:31:18Z (6 Years, 220 Days left). Now this plant is considered autochthonous in the subtropics of the Western Caucasus, although not long ago, 150 years ago, it was met by botanists within the boundaries of the Circassian gardens and auls, which have now become a forest. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon grows 10-12 ft. in height, is self-fertile and hardy to minus 10 F. Availabe: Out of stock. 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. 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 An Asian variety with yellow-orange coloring that possess layers of flavor, reminiscent of pear, dates and brown sugar with nuances of cinnamon. Hardy, small tree at 12' in height. All times are GMT-5. It had only a handful of flowers, and fruits, this year. This year 4 remain. Are they supposed to be? Persimmons only need pruning if limbs are crossing or in order to control the tree's size. We offer unique and rare fruit and nut trees, shrubs, and vines. Fruits, Nuts, Blueberries, Backyard Orchards and Gardens, http://growingfruit.org/t/hybrid-per-great/2601/16, https://www.figbid.com/Listing/Browse?Seller=Kelby. The Etsy Gift Guide. They were very mushy by the time they fell. Nikita's Gift Hybrid Persimmon grows 10-12 ft. in height, is self-fertile and hardy to minus 10 F. Many thanks! My Saijo are similar size to Nikitas gift, and smaller than store bought Fuyu. The author is interested in cold-hardy persimmons. But to round things up you also need Kaki persimmon (for example, Jiro),fig (Celeste, Hardy Chicago, etc) and currants. 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 . Our varieties are self-fertile and hardy to USDA Zone 5. We support local food sovereignty- grow your own One Green World! And, after dinner Brie pipped up that she had some NIKITA'S GIFT persimmons to share. Seattle Figs 702 subscribers fire crystal vs Nikita's gift soft persimmon fire crystal had a stringy texture Nikita gift tasted better of the two neither of these has flavor and texture. . The flavor is candy sweet and possesses nuances of baking spices, raisins and brown sugar. I read in some websites Saijo means the very best one but the Japanese-English translator on line says it means Talented Woman. -Aldo Leopold, Standing on the shoulders of giants. Are they supposed to be? Grafting American persimmons can be tricky , as they often lose limbs, and it is done at a much later date. Best with Coffeecake for pollination. 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. If so does it take long to fruit? I'll pick the first one that begins to soften. Lucky P. stated Early golden won taste test year in and year out at Claypool orchard but the fruit is medium size and smaller than Prok and Yates. If not I could stick in with the other stuff going out next week. @Susu, that is about the height where my three others started bearing. If you have any questions concerning transit time for your order, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or toll free 855-817-5268. Astringent fruits must be overly ripe to achieve sweetness and edibility. 432 Burnt Ridge Road. They just started pushing out a new round of growth not so much with the NG. Diospyrus Kaki Tecumseh is a small tree type Asian persimmon named and selected by Dr. Jim Shanks, U of MD. 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. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree is as vigorous as the American Persimmon and as large as the Asian. Ive been looking into Milky Spore. and bought that one too. Planning to plant american persimmon on the larger zone 6 acreage. $0.00. and not crossed any further(like your seeds you started). Last year all the small mini fuits dropped off before developing. Im very happy to hear this too. There were not as many this year, but they were delicious. I did purchase North American diospyros virginiana persimmons which are quite different then the Asian persimmons. Early Golden gets good reviews for flavor, and is self fertile. Many of the leaves fell on the first day in but I am not panicking just yet. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, My first year experience with Nikita's Gift persimmon. 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. The Saijo has more fruits. Also, just planted a Fuyu persimmon tree (from Wiley's), so I have my hopes there, too.Got a couple of black mulberry (morus nigra) bush plants in the mail recently, as my Illinois Everbearing is doing well (and I very much like its flavor), so I thought I'd give them a shot. I like to pick them before they are sweet and mushy while the are still a little bitter. Probably a seedling of Great Wall, it is very hardy. An Asian variety that is deep orange in coloring and slightly elongated and rounded in shape. It's easy to tell when this persimmon is dead ripe as it falls off of the tree. i believe i'm owed a replacement. I also didnt care for the taste that much when I tried it last year. Very interesting! Site is running on IP address 64.57.184.100, host name centos7b.lightlink.com ( United States) ping response time 9ms . It's a American x Asian hybrid. Nikita's Gift tastes more like Asian persimmon. Grafts grew about 5 feet! Yes I battle them, well actually I just submit to them. How warm outside to plant fig cuttings directly in-ground. I have no helpful advice to give - except to say - Ive heard multiple reports that Rosseyanka does better around here. The flavor is candy sweet and possesses nuances of baking spices, raisins and brown sugar. Latin Name:Diospyros virginiana x kaki Mine could definitely use some new leaves. A Natural Farm & Educational Center, 23630 SR19, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737, U.S.A. Download our Current Complete Retail Availability List. Other persimmon trees, that Ive purchased in pots with established root systems, have been successful but take time to adjust. Personalized Gifts. They all have the little TM trade mark symbol, so I would think they have to be true to the name (50/50 cross?) I've been pondering trying it here in ground. When do to you pick them? Fruit is a little flat on the bottom, 2-3" across, dark reddish-orange in color, and exceptionally sweet when ripe. Ive been going out at night to check the trees and hand pick. However, Nikitas Gift is a hybrid of Asian and American species, developed and selected in Ukraine, so I thought, who knows? Maybe you can help me with my questions? 2020ONE GREEN WORLD. Giants with dirt under their nails. I've had years where one tree's fruit outshone everyone else and then the same tree was barely edible the following year. persimmon onto native American persimmon root stock. I protected my two smaller persimmons with tulle which worked great. Ken W Wilson wrote:They were very mushy by the time they fell. They were also sweeter than I liked. Taste: Sweet and flavorful Thanks for the really good feedback on this Phil. For milky spores, need to follow the instruction on how to spread them around. Hardy, attractive tree, practically free of pests and disease. It is self fertile. So far this year they have already grown that much since being in my greenhouse for 3 weeks already. A dollar coin for scale. Ripens about the same time as Chocolate & about three weeks to one month earlier than Fuyu. Andean Tubers (3) . Nikita's Gift Persimmon. Shop this gift guide. Wish List: a 32 hour day.more sleep. Retail Garden Center: and Coffee Cake (Nishimura Wase) Persimmons. Non-astringent fruits can be eaten firm for a crisp texture. These trees are rather slow-growing and it can take seven to 10 years for them to be fruit-bearing. I certainly don't want a 40' American variety growing in the yard. The 4" long acorn shaped fruit is deep orange when ripe and very sweet and flavorful. At OGW we offer a diversity of food plants and their companions from around the world. Just looking for some ideas and a little reassurance from folks with more experience with them. 6-7 years ago, I invested in milky spores. All times above are in ranch (not your local) time. 0. We ship our seeds & plants to all 50 states. Non-astringent fruits can be eaten firm for a crisp texture. 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