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Yates American Persimmon
Yates American Persimmon

Yates American Persimmon

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Available Spring 2018

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Description

A sweet native of Indiana. This fast-growing variety is pest- and disease-resistant. When fruit is soft and completely mature, it features a sweet, apricot-like flavor. Cold-hardy and heat-tolerant. Tree reaches 35-50' tall. Ripens in early September. Grafted. Self-pollinating.

Characteristics

Bloom Color White
Fruit Color Orange
Fruit Size Medium
Pollination Self-pollinating
Ripens/Harvest Early September
Shade/Sun Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 6.0 - 7.0
Taste Sweet Apricot-like Taste
Texture Firm
Years to Bear 3 - 4
Zone Range 4 - 10

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 4 - 10
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.

Recommended Pollinators

This variety is self pollinating.

In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You'll get fruit with only one plant!

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

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Why did you choose this?
Stark Bro's Store
Chose for my zone, always wanted to try a persimmon. I love making jams and jelly, this will make a great new addition.
ROBYN T on Mar 5, 2017
I wanted a fruit tree with fewer pests and fussing than other standard fruiting trees involve. I also like the flavor of ripe persimmons and am looking forward to enjoying them fresh and in jams. It's also a self-pollinator, which is ideal since I have limited space and am working on having as much diversity as I can in my home garden."
Nikki W on Feb 28, 2017
Chose for my zone, always wanted to try a persimmon. I love making jams and jelly, this will make a great new addition.
ROBYN T on Mar 5, 2017
Wanted to plant this native fruit.
John R on Mar 4, 2017
I wanted a fruit tree with fewer pests and fussing than other standard fruiting trees involve. I also like the flavor of ripe persimmons and am looking forward to enjoying them fresh and in jams. It's also a self-pollinator, which is ideal since I have limited space and am working on having as much diversity as I can in my home garden."
Nikki W on Feb 28, 2017
hardy in my locale
harlan b on Feb 28, 2017
Same as above
Rose B on Feb 27, 2017
I have never tried to grow persimmons I have read they were a favorite on the American family farms a century ago. The catalog claims this variety tastes like apricots.
CHRIS D on Jan 12, 2017
It is fast growing and has good size and native to America.
DAVID H on Nov 3, 2016
My husband is from Indiana. We have missed having persimmon pudding at our house for special occasions. Can't wait till it starts producing!
Michael M on Oct 28, 2016
apricot flavor but good up to zone 4. Perfect! Pretty big tree, but we have plenty of space, thankfully, so that wasn't a factor for us.
C and C J on Apr 11, 2016
It's the one my wife wanted.
David w on Apr 8, 2016
To replace a Meader
Herbert G on Apr 3, 2016
I enjoy trying different trees for this area.
Thomas J on Mar 13, 2016
It's one of my favorite fruits and it would be wonderful if I could grow my own.
GABRIELA L on Mar 12, 2016
My cousin has had great success with this variety here in Kansas
DOUG K on Mar 8, 2016
Looking for the hardiest persimmon for my zone, and this appears to be one of the few. Love this fruit!
ROBERT R on Mar 4, 2016
Husband's father from Indiana favorite
Kathie k on Mar 1, 2016
I want to establish native trees on my farm
TIMOTHY S on Feb 27, 2016
Grew up with Persimmon trees in California. Was looking for a hardy Zone 5 option. This Yates varietal fit the bill perfectly!!
Barbara I on Feb 25, 2016
Wanted to plant this native fruit.
John R on Mar 4, 2017
hardy in my locale
harlan b on Feb 28, 2017
I planted 2 Yate Persimmons 2 years ago. They seem to grow alot slower than the other fruit trees. Most of my other fruit trees are 6-8 ft. tall already. What should be the expected size, they're currently 3 to 3 1/2 ft?
Jon L on Apr 11, 2017
BEST ANSWER: We'd recommend you do a soil acidity test. Persimmons like their pH between 5.8 and 6.5. If the soil is too "sweet" or alkaline, the trees will usually show stunted growth. You might just need a little soil acidifier, that's all. If your reading is too low, you'll need to adjust the pH with some lime.
How long do the trees live?
James W on Jun 24, 2017
BEST ANSWER: With proper care, these trees can live up to 75 years.
has anyone tried making pudding from persimmons ?
John F on Jun 21, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes, it is like bread pudding. We love it. PERSIMMON PUDDING

Modified by Dr Rob Milligan (Cleveland, GA) from an old North Carolina recipe provide by my aunt, Jean Leach Hazzard from Trinity, NC

2 ??? Cups Persimmon Pulp (seedless, we use a food mill to separate)
2 ??? cups sugar
2 ??? cup flour (Aunt Jeans recipe called for 1 cup flour, it seemed too runny)
1 - cup milk
?? -cup butter milk
?? -tsp soda
?? -tsp baking powder
1 - tsp vanilla
?? -stick butter (once I left the butter out without any problem)
4 -eggs beaten
1 -tsp salt
1 -tsp cinnamon
1 -tsp nutmeg
?? -tsp cloves
?? -tsp Anise Extract (Rob???s addition)

Mix all dry ingredients together, add eggs, milk, vanilla, butter
Stir in persimmon pulp. Wild persimmons are the BEST! You may use ripened oriental persimmons but they are not as good.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes

Makes one large pudding or two smaller ones. Consistency of a ???bread pudding???.

Robin: This recipe came from my Grandmother Caudle. She is of German-Dutch decent. She was Fannie Luvina Hartman, born in 1874, her mother was Charlotte Goodman
How many hours of full sun does it need?
granny on Jun 17, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Six to eight hours is best, but persimmons can tolerate as little as five hours a day.
Is the fruit of Yates American Persimon astringent?
Jen C on Jan 5, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question! All unripe American persimmons are astringent, so these should be eaten when fully ripe and soft.
What is the fruit size?
Sherry W on Dec 22, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question! For a native persimmon, the fruits are large, about 2 1/2" in diameter depending up on the sunlight, water, fertilizer and weather conditions.
grafted?
Cesar D on Mar 13, 2016
BEST ANSWER: This tree is grafted. If you want more information about grafted trees please read our article, The Science of Grafted Fruit Trees: http://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/science-of-grafting

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Five Years and Going Strong
Purchase a Stark Yates Persimmon five years ago and it has done astoundingly well. Began fruiting in small quantities the second year, and by last year was quite prolific. The tree is at least 15 feet in height, perhaps closer to 20. Very healthy. As you might suspect, I am very pleased
September 1, 2016
Yates is Yummy
Last year I had my first taste of Yates Persimmons from my tree and I liked them better than the other varieties. This year my tree is loaded. I like that it is a no spray easy care tree, too.
August 4, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Persimmons for whitetail
Tried other sources for American Persimmons and they didn't survive the winter. Stark Bros was the answer. I have purchased other fruit trees and had great success with them. The Persimmons trees survived the winter and are growing great this spring. Would recommend them to everybody.
May 17, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
first year review only
the container tree established well when planted before leafout and more than tripled in size and added side branches in it's first year
March 25, 2016
Pleased
So far very pleased hope they do good.The delivery on my order was good and fast they are starting to growing but won't plant until I feel safe with the weather.
May 15, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
My Yates Persimmon has performed beautifully. I deep watered once a week all season last year. It put on two flushes of vigorous growth. The second flush of growth produced leaves larger than my hand. It wintered a Blue Ridge Mountain winter wonderfully, and broke bud in late April, having produced many plump healthy buds. Since breaking bud about three weeks ago (it is now mid-May), it has grown about six inches, and is producing many new branches. It is time to begin pruning to shape the tree. My Yates Persimmon is a gorgeous specimen. I would recommend these trees to anyone.
May 11, 2017
Purchased
 1 year ago
Survived the winter!
I was not sure, it seemed we had a REALLY variable winter, both too hot and too cold. I thought it would die in spring frosts, but the persimmon tree survived; next step fruits!
May 15, 2016
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Persissoms
This is the third tree that I have gotten. The first is now 10 feet and is beautiful. This is why I got 2 more and they are growing very well with lot's of new growth. The trees all survived 21 days of below zero Temps two years ago here in southern tier of New York state. I couldn't be more happy !
May 19, 2017
Purchased
 1 year ago
So far so good.
Trees are doing well. All survived after one winter. Healthy and growing fast.
May 20, 2017
Purchased
 1 year ago
Yates Persimmon
Great tree, vigorous growth,nice foliage especially in the fall, deer don't seem too interested ! I am considering planting another tree.
June 10, 2017
Purchased
 over 2 years ago

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