Fuyu Asian Persimmon Tree

Fuyu is the world’s most widely grown persimmon — also known as Fuyugaki, meaning “winter persimmon” in Japanese, a name that reflects both its late-season harvest and the fruit’s exceptional keeping quality through the cooler months. Non-astringent and firm at full ripeness, Fuyu can be eaten crisp and sweet like an apple straight off the tree with no waiting for softening — and the deep-orange, oblate-shaped fruit is consistently sweet, seedless, and mild. An elegant landscape tree with slightly drooping branches and brilliant fall foliage alongside the fruit. Only 100–200 chill hours makes it accessible to warm Zones 7–10 gardens. Grafted, self-pollinating, EZ Start® roots, bears in 3–4 years.

Note: Our persimmon trees are grown in EZ Start® pots, which allow the roots to self-air prune and redirect energy to producing a dense mass of feeder roots. The main tap root will begin forming once planted in its permanent location, and will fully develop over the next 2–3 years.

The World’s Most Widely Grown Persimmon — Non-Astringent and Eat-It-Firm

Fuyu’s global dominance reflects the quality that made it the persimmon standard: a consistently sweet, mild, seedless, non-astringent fruit that can be enjoyed at full September-October ripeness while still firm and crisp — no waiting for softening, no puckery tannins, just clean, sweet persimmon flavor at every stage from firm to soft. For home orchardists who want the most approachable, versatile, and widely celebrated persimmon variety available, Fuyu is the natural first choice.

Only 100–200 Chill Hours — Warm-Climate Accessible

At just 100–200 chill hours, Fuyu is one of the lowest-chill persimmon varieties available, making it genuinely accessible to warm Zone 7–10 gardens across the South, Southwest, and Pacific Coast where higher-chill varieties fail to set fruit reliably. Heat-tolerant and adaptable, it performs through the warm conditions that define its optimal growing range.

Elegant Landscape Tree — Drooping Branches and Fall Color

The slightly drooping branch habit gives Fuyu an elegant, graceful appearance in the landscape through every season. Brilliant fall foliage arrives alongside the ripening fruit, creating one of the most attractive autumn combinations of any fruiting tree, and the deep-orange fruit holds on the bare branches well into the cooler months for extended ornamental interest.

Why Growers Choose Fuyu Asian Persimmon

• The world’s most widely grown persimmon — proven quality on a global scale
• Non-astringent, eat it firm — sweet, mild, seedless fruit from the moment it ripens
• Only 100–200 chill hours — one of the most warm-climate accessible persimmons available
• Excellent keeping quality — holds well for several weeks after harvest
• Elegant drooping branch habit — beautiful landscape presence through every season
• EZ Start® roots, grafted, bears in 3–4 years — strong establishment and earlier production