in article , The Ranger at
wrote on 6/15/03 1:23 PM:

Repeating Decimal wrote:
Back to persimmons, however, I was told that the best you
could do was to get a semi-dwarf variety. I have one that
will have to be pruned back heavily just to keep it below
power lines.

It does, however, produce fine fuyus.

How many years before it started producing?

The Ranger


I do not really remember. I would say about three. The tree started out
pretty much as a stick in the ground. It is not a really old tree--ten years
at most. I was beginning to believe that heavy pruning was the key. Now, I
am not so sure.

The fruit on this tree does not really ripen till about October. Even then,
the fruit sticks tenaciously to the tree. Typically, pieces of tree come off
with the picking. The fruit can even rot on the tree and still not come off
easily.

Bill