My parents had a Hachiya in their back yard in San Bernardino, Ca. It didn't get any special care beyond watering, and it fruited regularly and heavily. It's probably 50 years old now and as far as I know (the house was sold a couple of years ago) is still very productive. No idea why your tree isn't fruiting, but maybe you could check with your local extension, or a good nursery, to see if other people in your area are successful, and ask what varieties work best in your local conditions.

Hey guys I have a question that I would appreciate a very quick answer to because I'm doing a trade and debating if I should get persimmon cuttings. So my question is are persimmons good if they are from cutting or are they like apples and they should be grafted. Thank you and I hope to get a reply. Are any of your trees from cuttings?

They won't root, need to be grafted

I'd be very skeptical of anybody offering rooted persimmon cuttings.

Gary has got me into dehydrating lots of Fuyu.  I've dried about 200 so far (8 batches of 6 trays like his) and still think I have more than half the fruit left on my tree.  I've been leaving it to get more ripe since it seems they are nicer if really dark orange and a little soft before dried.

Dried Fuyu slices, when thick and still a little chewy, are delicious. I had a huge bag of them from my folks and we dried about 3/4 of it.

A Fuyu tree was one of the last non-fig fruit trees on my wishlist, until we went to Home Depot and took care of that last weekend. ;)

But this person has been on garden web for a while.

Chances are that they could be seedlings and I have no clue if they would be identical to parent or are the same outcome as fig seedlings.

Since my Fuyu tree hardly produced this season, I Just picked these up at the local store.

What is the best way to dry some of these?

   

Sas: if you dont have a dehydrator, I have heard of people dehydrating in an oven under extremely low heat but i must admit, I havent tried it myself.

I'll probably eat those one faster than I could dry them. I usually eat about half a dozen in one sitting. When you peel them and slice them they go fast. 

Lol...yup, Sas, thats what I do too!. Only i have to buy mine when theres a good price. Its feast or famin for me with both figs & persimmons.

What time of the year is too late in the season to plant.  For instance, we are not quite in winter yet in zone 7a, could Fuyu be planted this late in fall?  To make it relevant to the forum, what about figs as well?

As long as the ground is not frozen it could be done anytime.
Unless the trees are fully dormant, I just move them from pot to in ground without disturbing the roots. It might take longer for them to adjust, but no shock will occur. Make sure that no air pockets exist in the soil if you plant them this late and cover with lots of mulch. In TX I planted some trees in ground in January, but over here it hardly freezes and when it does it does not last for too long.

Hi,
Potted trees can be planted whenever you want. Due to their high prices -here- persimmons trees are always sold as potted trees. So you can plant them when you want.
But, normally trees are planted now for less heat stress . Don't forget to water more the two first years . They really need it !
Be careful with persimmons, in Zone7, you' (and I) re pushing them towards their hardiness limit.
A neighbor here lost a persimmon in the winter of 2012 (lost the graft but not the rootstock ) - I lost 10 in ground fig trees that same winter ...
My newly planted Fuyu currently has an 80 liters  trashcan around the trunk and graft point, just like some of my fig trees.

Cyberfarmer, amazing to have so much goodness!  I would love to be able to graft some of your nice varieties onto my 13 year old tree.  It has only fruited once but that was early on when I first bought it.  Never again after that.  It's a beautiful tree and stands about 15 feet but no fruit.  PLEASE, if you are interested, I would be happy to buy some cuttings from you. 

Thanks in advance,

Meg

Charlie: You can do it!  Go ask about it :-D  People really appreciate this.

Charlie,

Did you get any grafts to take from the scion I sent you a couple years ago?  Or were you trying to root them back then?

Ok, Now of course I Need a persimmon.  I really like the non astringent types when I can find them in the store.

If one had to choose from one of these listed below, which would you choose?  These are on sale at Ison's right now.

Fuyu
Hana-Fuyu
Jiro
Matsumoto

Thanks!