Persimmons · Dave Wilson Nursery

Fuyu 'Jiro' Persimmon

Diospyros kaki ‘Fuyu’

A non-astringent persimmon that is sweet while still firm and crisp, on an attractive, generally low-maintenance tree.

2 varieties

Chill hours: About 200 hours
Harvest: Fall into early winter
Pollination: Self-fruitful
Mature size: Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size

Our pick for most gardens

1/2 inch caliper

The everyday choice. Enough trunk to stand on its own, young enough to settle in quickly and fruit on schedule.

$34

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Which one

Every persimmon side by side

Same fruit, different seasons and different jobs. Pick the row that fits your ground and your calendar.

Variety	Harvest	Chill hours	Pollination	Mature size	Grown	From
A non-astringent persimmon that is sweet while still firm and crisp, on an attractive, generally low-maintenance tree.	Fall into early winter	About 200 hours	Self-fruitful	Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size	7,130	$29
A very low-chill, non-astringent persimmon that ripens weeks before Fuyu and stays relatively compact for a backyard tree.	Early fall, roughly three weeks before Fuyu	About 100 hours	Self-fruitful	Usually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size	590	$31

Counts are what the nursery is growing right now, across every trunk size.

Where this tree sits

Lower canopy

Fruit trees kept below the tall ones. Most of this year's programme lives here, held to eight or ten feet by summer pruning.

Persimmons sit in this layer.