Kran wrote:

On 16 Jan 2006 06:19:53 -0800, "Cat(h)" wrote:

Has anyone any experience of growing diospyros kaki in the British
Isles? I believe it originates in China, and it is quite robust in the
face of very low temperatures. But I am wondering about things such as
sunshine hours in the summer, tolerance of wet conditions, and such.
Any wisdom on this?

Loads of information on plants for a future's page
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/...Diospyros+kaki

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The persimmon is widely cultivated for its edible fruit in warm
temperate areas of the world, especially in Japan and China, there are
many named varieties[183]. Some cultivars, such as 'Fuyu', lack the
usual astringency and can be eaten whilst still firm, though they
develop a richer flavour if allowed to become soft[183, 200]. These
non-astringent forms require a warmer climate and do not ripen in
cooler areas[183]. The astringent cultivars are somewhat hardier and
ripen well in cooler climates than the non-astringent forms[183]. The
fruit colours better and is sweeter in warmer areas but in hot
conditions has a poor texture and deep black spots develop[183]. If
allowed to become very ripe (almost to the point of going rotten),
they develop a better flavour than non-astringent forms
unquote/

Loads more information on that same page, so it's worth clicking on
the link above.

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Thanks very much for that, Kran.
I have googled the issue to death already, and there is no shortage of
info on all the different types of persimmons/kaki.
What I am looking for here is someone who has direct or indirect
experience of growing the tree somewhere in teh British Isles, to see
whether there is some hope that I might do the same :-)


Cat(h)

karen at lesbiangardens dot net