The compact variety stays only 3'-5' tall and wide
While production is said to benefit from having a male and female plants
Yield averages 8 pounds per plant
and contain the sedative qualities so valued by the original inhabitants of the Eastern US coastal ranges where this plant is native
Ripening Time: Late Midseason/August
Jiro (Fuyu) Persimmon Tree Els PW 11115 The compact variety stays onlyDiospyros kaki 'Jiro' A classic, non astringent Asian persimmon that can be enjoyed when firm or fully soft. When firm, the taste is rather like a melon; when fully soft, the flesh is pudding soft and richly sweet. The Fuyu style fruit is round, squat and flat with a glossy, orange skin and sweet, mild flesh. The trees have a graceful, layered form and glossy, medium green leaves during the growing season. In Autumn, the leaves turn vivid shades of