Plants were clearly in a smaller container and recently transplanted to the larger one. It is very hardy though. Please add it to your wishlist to be notified when it's available. The flavor is candy sweet and possesses nuances of baking spices, raisins and brown sugar. The Nikita fruit turns orange and then starts to soften, the orange gets a slight purple tinge around the stem end when it is perfect for eating. The 4" long acorn shaped fruit is deep orange when ripe and very sweet and flavorful. Tree probably stunted with gravelly soil and is watered throughout summer. Im 6b. The buds on NG are smaller and tighter, Im hoping shes just a little slower at starting back up. Fruits are more reminiscent of an astringent-til-ripe kaki than the typical virginiana - thicker skin that contains the soft, gelatinous pulp. 2020ONE GREEN WORLD. Saijo is considered by some to be the best flavored. I have a NG I put in the ground around July last year and it had some partial girdling from rabbits over winter. and Coffee Cake (Nishimura Wase) Persimmons. Recently my coworker in Vancouver WA told me she has a Fuyu that ripens. On root stock you could expect to find it grafted on D. Lotus, D. Virginiana or on D. Kaki. Morton is not far from me in SW Washington, so I thought my experience would be similar. Do you know could there any difference in the NG that Cliff offers versus Raintree, One Green World, or Burnt Ridge? Order Persimmon Scionwood Barbra's Blush American Persimmon Bozhy Dar (God's Gift) Hybrid Persimmon Cheong Pyong Asian Persimmon Chibacha Asian Persimmon Chocolate Asian Persimmon There are two races of persimmon: the tetraploid (60-chromosome) race is centered in the southern Appalachian region, while the hexaploid (90-chromosome) race generally occupies a range north and west of the tetraploid range. Considering how others in the Ozarks in this thread have had success I may try another one. Just looking for some ideas and a little reassurance from folks with more experience with them. Asian Persimmon is not bothered by pests or disease and likes half day to full sun and well-drained soil. I'm not sure how big N.G.would grow. Im pretty excited about these trees and check on them quite a bit. Any advice is welcome! I like to pick them before they are sweet and mushy while the are still a little bitter. I like to know if anyone has had success fruiting asian persimmons in a pot. I am new to this forum, but it looks very professional to me. Nikita certainly has a lot of fans. This tree fruit is in the early stages of commercial production with many cultivars selected from the wild. Watch the fruit color change, a ripe persimmon will be purplish (this is when they fall to the ground and usually break open) and a just right for picking color is when they go orange with a tinge of the purple color starting to show up. The Hachiya Persimmon Tree is an upright-spreading, vigorous tree variety that produces rich, sweet delicious fruits in . I also like Early Golden and Ruby, although for our climate, Ruby ripens late enough that they won't ripen in some years. How warm outside to plant fig cuttings directly in-ground. Those looked like Yates with a pumpkin shaped. Enter number. It was a very hot dry summer, I did not water them at all. I like Meader Persimmon. 'Shogatsu' is similar to 'Hanogosho' in tree habit, however, more problems with fruit end splitting and leaf spots occur. I dont know if it has worked very well or not as Ive heard it works better in a warmer climate. Not sure whats wrong. My Early Golden has been a sickly tree and has never even flowered despite being more than 13 years old. It was slower getting established. I have 4 non-astringent Asian Persimmons. The rosseyanka and nikitas gift I planted in the ground but removed them before our cold spell. Persimmon are not reliable true to seed and seedlings should not be labeled the cultivar name of the parent as they may or may not be similar. 2 Asian persimmons have started a second round of growth. I protected this baby by wrapped it with a large tarp from home depot and stuffed it with leafs in November. My Saijo are similar size to Nikitas gift, and smaller than store bought Fuyu. Start typing a member's name above and it will auto-complete. I brought up this very point @ UD last Ag Day with a professor at their greenhouses. Mine really took off this summer, so hopefully more trees will fruit next year. I have no helpful advice to give - except to say - Ive heard multiple reports that Rosseyanka does better around here. Soldout. Waste of money, So far so good. Fruit is a little flat on the bottom, 2-3" across, dark reddish-orange in color, and exceptionally sweet when ripe. Ive been watering adequately, pounded in some fertilizer spikes, and it gets adequate sun. BallisticBird In the northern regions, it is better to grow hybrid persimmon varieties. The first batch that ripened earlier ( same tree) were smaller. I also have a 4 yrs old Nikita's Gift growing about five feet on the south size of my house for winter protection and it has about 100 baby fuits on it right now. You should be fine, what lows have you experienced? NIkitas Gift continues to impress me. I'll pick the second one at a softer stage and the third one even softer. 432 Burnt Ridge Road. Weve eaten persimmons already. Find yours at http://www.tytyga.com/product/Nikita%27s+Gift+Persimmon+Tree How do you like yours? Ive found that they prefer cherry and then plum leaves. The NG persimmoons are still very hard. Parkrose Permaculture 18.8K subscribers Nikita's gift is a beautiful naturally dwarf landscape tree which produces huge crops of delicious fruit in the fall, as well as stunning fall. The Saijo has more fruits. If you have any questions concerning transit time for your order, please feel free to contact us at info@plantmegreen.com or toll free 855-817-5268. Kiwi's, Cornelian Cherries, Pawpaws and Maypops all do fine with no spraying at all. I have seen this before. This is about the 5th year for this tree, 3rd year for bearing fruit. I have noticed they definitely like the taller trees/shrubs over shorter ones which may be the only reason the smaller persimmons seem to fare better (plus my protection with tulle). Trust God, but always tether your camel to this tiny ad. Cliff England has had it down to -17 with no injury. $29.99 - $135.00 Diospyrus kaki x virginiana 'Nikita's Gift' As hardy as the American persimmon and as large as the Asian, Nikita's large crops of 2-1/2 inch, flattish, red-orange fruit are certainly gifts. There can be discussions on benefits of each but if you are worried about your grafted tree being 40 foot because on Virginiana it will not and will still be a smaller tree. Beautiful colors. Personally, I think most of my virginiana cultivars taste better.Jerry Lehman, at Terre Haute, says that Nikita's Gift is larger fruiting than Rosseyanka, has nice red color, earlier ripening - and is delicious. BryantFranklin County, VAZone 7a. Microclimates matter. I plan on planting the Yates in ground as well and am planning on keeping the Saijo in pots since it is the smallest tree out of the 4. that finally has some height, maybe bloom next year, and starts of Coffee Cake and Chocolate that I planted, quite a distance away from the ones that I want to remain seedless. I would much rather have less fruit with no seeds. It had only a handful of flowers, and fruits, this year. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, My first year experience with Nikita's Gift persimmon. So my guess is, yes. I have a lot of ground to cover I may hit all the turf around the trees that they like and as much other area as I can cover and then hope that they spread on their own from there. "There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot." At OGW we offer a diversity of food plants and their companions from around the world. I hope it tastes as good as the fruit looks in pictures. I dont really worry about the damage to the ornamentals in the yard . Naturally compact trees, Asian Persimmons rarely exceed 12ft. We graft the Giombo persimmon onto native American persimmon . USDA ZONES: Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9More Information: Persimmon Growing Guide. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, this unique hybrid of Asian and American Persimmon bears bountiful crops of sweet and flavorful, reddish-orange fruit followed by strikingly beautiful, orange-yellow fall foliage. https://growingfruit.org/t/persimmonresource/36558, Ploidy Level in American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) Cultivars, https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/1/article-p4.xml, https://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/59958.pdf. We offer the following scionwood varieties from our persimmon plantings. Richard, want to trade some cuttings? If you do, try to keep it or prune it as the central leader so it will be less likely to be dropped by the tree.John SPDX OR. As with figs, you need to pay at least as much attention to the length of the growing season as to the absolute low temperatures in winter. Nikitas Gift persimmon is a unique hybrid of Asian and American persimmons, developed in the Ukraine. If your grafts take and are interested, maybe we can exchange some scions this winter. I recently learned that A. Pasenkov (created the first hybrid variety Rossiyanka) also had hybrids of D. lotus and oriental persimmon. Its done nothing since. We are not sure if these are Yates or Prok. Wanting to do everything in the northern lower pennisula of Michigan, Fruit Trees and Berries that Grow Best in Your Area Naturally- Continental Climate Hardiness Zone 4. All times are GMT-5. Non-astringent fruits can be eaten firm for a crisp texture. Thank you for those Daniel. Both of our varieties crack open when they fall off the tree and quickly become ant food. I certainly don't want a 40' American variety growing in the yard. It is ready to eat when soft and tender like a tomato. Monday Friday: 10:00am 4:00pm PST. Try this link. Evidently some varieties drop fruit (or produce less of it) without fertilization. The tast was great but no texture. One of the top plant introductions to date, Nikitas Gift is a Ukrainian cross of American persimmon and Asian persimmon created at Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. I can tell you that with all the fruit I grow, some years are better than others. Persimmon Tree (Izu) $ 69.99 - $ 89.99; Persimmon Tree (Saijo) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 29.99 - $ 74.99; Persimmon Tree (Sweet Fuyu) $ 39.99 - $ 189.99; Product Category. Maybe its warmer in town. Do they have to be mushy to be ripe? An Asian variety that is deep orange in coloring and slightly elongated and rounded in shape. Fruit Skin: Reddish-orange This hybrid was introduced by the Nikita Botanical Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. The Meader is loaded with fruit and so I do not mind sharing some with the wildlife. American Persimmon is hardy to minus 25F. The persimmons at the Arboretum looked like they were in for a good season last I checked so I'm really hoping to get to taste some of these varieties I haven't had before. Ive been looking into Milky Spore. I think I have enough persimmon trees now. I have both varieties and just this year we got enough Nikita fruit to notice that they ripen almost the same, the American fruit turns purplish when ready to eat and goes "mushy" the day after the color change from orange to purple. It also has spectacular fall foliage color. Maybe they are less vigor and less dry tolerant than they would be on Diospyros virginiana roots. $0.00. (Can u tell I love fruit?). I planted last year and grafted this spring. Last year all the small mini fuits dropped off before developing. I've only eaten two or three in past years. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Trees are cold hardy and grow from Zone 5 all the way down to Zone 10. This is the first year for fruit on my Meader Persimmon and the only other variety I grow is Fuyu Asian Persimmon so I can't answer as to flavor. It is self fertile and its leaves will turn red in the fall. And, after dinner Brie pipped up that she had some NIKITA'S GIFT persimmons to share. Cummins Nursery - Fruit Trees, Scions, and Rootstocks for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines. The Japanese or Oriental Persimmon is a native Asian plant that has been in cultivation for many centuries. Best with Coffeecake for pollination. I suppose now is the time to apply it while the eggs are hatching? Add nuts and they make good trail mix. Prok can grow up to 40-50ft. $0.00. Crunchy like apples. I got a Nakitas Gift. Site is running on IP address 64.57.184.100, host name centos7b.lightlink.com ( United States) ping response time 9ms . And I'm planning for a few additional Americans. I read in some websites Saijo means the very best one but the Japanese-English translator on line says it means Talented Woman. I will probably get a Nikita's gift in the ground spring 2018. RamV Ill look forward to reading about your experiences with H-118. $0.00. I planted it immediately - and have a green thumb. $29. Does height=fruit? My NG is about the same age as yours. Maybe I just need to chill, but I dont want my negligence to be the reason for losing one. Yield:50+ lbs. grew up on a farm. This astringent variety is considered the largest and best cooking quality persimmon. The upright self fertile tree is easy to grow and takes about a 12' circle of space. 'Masumoto' persimmon is tree is a small grower, rarely exceeding 15 foot in height. Retail Garden Center: This exciting new Persimmon hybrid Nikita's Gift is a cross between an American Persimmon variety (virginiana) and the Japanese Persimmon variety (kaki) and it gives us a wonderful fruit tree that is hardy to Zone 5. I'm trying this out, but I wonder if I'm providing a large enough pot. Since I was recommended pawpaw to grow here and all the pawpaw seedling next year,I think i am a pawpaws slave first before to become a pawpaw king hihi Persimmon Trees - Nikita's Gift (Astringent) Customer Reviews L 09/07/2022 Lisa Hensleyss Terrible Plants were clearly in a smaller container and recently transplanted to the larger one. They all have the little TM trade mark symbol, so I would think they have to be true to the name (50/50 cross?) It's 3/4 Kaki I believe. In fact, it's preferable to have only female trees so that the fruit is seedless. It seems more bothered by drought than my other varieties. Are they supposed to be? They didnt survive a week. A great quality fruit with texture that varies with maturity. May be similar to the experience of the other poster here. . It's gonna be hard to harvest from a 50 foot tree. I also just got an H-118, which is a very early American Persimmon. They should all be the same Nikita's Gift I think was the name it was marketed as and I beleive the orginal cultivar name is Nikitskaya Bordovaya or something close to that I have seen it spelled slightly different. If you like American Persimmons with bigger fruits and a nice taste are Prok and Yates. Here is that Yates tree from the original post, this year. We support local food sovereignty- grow your own One Green World! Oh well, the Li has plenty of fruit, and fresh works for me.There's an autumn olive I noticed while pedaling my bike to the Acme on Elkton Road that I'm coveting. Thank you for your nice comments. The glowing orbs of fruit hanging from the tree are a wonderful sight. Sign up for exclusive offers, plant puns, original stories, and more. "Trade gallons" are really confusing.) They were also sweeter than I liked. Its the cherry that is their favorite in my yard. It had one flower this year but it fell off. Thats what mine looked like before June . The objective of this study was to assess the ploidy level of commercially available American persimmon cultivars and native Kentucky persimmon populations. Good luck with the persimmon trees! They said Saijo was the only Asian Persimmon that ripens at their nursery in Morton WA. Calvin, Wish list is to finish working on the new house, someday. It is self fertile. These ranges overlap in Kentucky. I intend to order another Nikita for planting next spring. Nikita's gift is a large persimmons like a japanese Fuyu, actually it is a hybrid between a Fuyu and a native. Nikitas Gift hybrid persimmons -- how do you use them? Check out other Fruit Trees HERE! I dont post a lot but there arent a lot of people growing persimmons in the Pacific NW and I think the information might be helpful. Yates already finished producing. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree | Fruit Plants Popular Filters Blueberry Strawberry Lemon Tree Small fruit Raspberry Sort & Filter List Sort & Filter Sort By Featured Best Sellers Highest Rated New Arrivals Features Safer for Pets (1) Safer for Kids (1) Common Name (1) Blueberry (56) Raspberry (38) Grape (17) Lime (16) Blackberry (34) Strawberry (24) Both hexaploid and tetraploid American persimmon trees were identified in the populations sampled in the Bullitt County locations, but only tetraploid races were found in Franklin and Barren Counties. I was told that persimmon drops fruit for the first few years so I wont expect fruit until year 4 or 5. They are truly delicious. Ripening Time:October The rest have been about as soft as a ripe peach, mushy and sweet. By sharing experiences, we all learn more. 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