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There are some older discussion threads that Hudson/S FL/Tropical, Triumph, and Winterset/Ormond persimmons do best in S Florida, https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=3247.msg132498#msg132498

Ormond can be purchased from Just Fruits and Exotics, https://justfruitsandexotics.com/product/ormond-persimmon-tree/

Thank you for the Ormond suggestion. I'll read more about it and see if it will stand a chance in my climate. Meanwhile, I saw that a website called Richard Lyons Nursery blogged about Triumph persimmons last July, saying that they had it in stock. Unfortunately, they don't ship so I can't get any, but you may want to check them out.

What does the best for me is is what Zill was selling as South Fl Persimmon or Tropical Persimmon . Hudson is the real name . All three are the same.  Getting seed from American Persimmon from anywhere north of Fl will not work as a good root stock, You need to use seed from here. We are collecting seed from off the Kissimmee river and are going to try to graft in a year or two. As far as using black sapote it does not work you will get incompatibility in a year or two And we do not have any persimmons for sell now.

Thank you for this new information about rootstocks. I didn't realise that the wrong rootstock could affect the chill hours and we don't ever get any chill hours at all. Perhaps I really should try growing rootstock seeds from Florida to see if they would even stay alive in my climate.

Anyway, good luck with the grafting. It seems that many of us like persimmons and if I'm still looking by 2025/26, I'll definitely check with you.

Quote from: Oqueel on March 31, 2024, 01:46:06 PM

Does anyone know where I might buy one of these please? Persimmon is one of my favourite fruits and I'd really like to try growing one.

Thanks!

Florida persimmon? Asian persimmons are likely what you’ve had before from grocery stores etc. I’m in central FL 10a, and Saijo grows great here if you like soft type. For crunchy type, standard Fuyu works fine, or a larger version like Hana.

Yes, you’re quite right. I’ve only had Asian persimmons but I live in the tropics and I figured I won’t be able to get any Asian types to fruit. So I want to start with the Triumph/South Florida types to see what’s even possible and then either progress from there or give up the dream. If I manage to get one and it fruits, I’ll probably try the Saijo next.

Does anyone know where I might buy one of these please? Persimmon is one of my favourite fruits and I'd really like to try growing one.

Thanks!

Looks and sounds quite like Eugenia reinwardtiana.
 
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=38764.msg383921#msg383921

I’m definitely going to try this. I live in a climate where trees never seem to stop growing (and nearly all my trees are grown from seed too). If it reduces the vigour, even a little bit, that would be very helpful. I have a few young Kasturi mango seedlings out in the field and can test it on one of them.

Thanks Satya!

Hey Raul I have been off here for over a year and its good to see you're still bring new stuff to the table. You will be please to know that a few of your plants over here are fruiting. I used to think they were male female and bisex but now it looks like all are bisex but one is 99.9% male and another is 99% female.

Welcome back, Mike. I’ve always found your posts very knowledgeable and helpful.

And I'm still looking for polyembryonic seeds. I don't need them de-husked so if anyone has seeds they would have tossed in the trash, I might be interested. Please PM.

Thanks!

Might have some Kensington pride soon, as long as the weevils don’t get them all.

Yes! KP is on my wish list. I'll send a PM. Thank you!

Hello everyone!

Please PM me if you might consider selling a mix of polyembryonic mango seeds this season. Delivery would be to Colorado and payment via PayPal.

Thanks.

Thank you for this review. I've tried to grow both these plants (no named cultivars though) for several years but never got any seeds to germinate. I tried again about a couple of weeks ago, using the wet tissue method, but since I'd never had any success, I didn't check on them for days. This time, the Physalis pruinosa germinated (almost 100%) and got too leggy! The P. peruviana still hasn't but I'll keep it for a little longer (and check it regularly!) So now I have to buy more seeds of the P. pruinosa but at least there's a good chance I'll get something going. It's a pity it got the worse review but at this point for me, beggars can't be choosers. But why doesn't the Poha berry sprout though?! Frustrating!

Bump!

Hello,

Would anyone consider selling a mix of fresh citrus seeds? I'm new to citrus growing and it's hard to get grafted trees or scions so I'd like to try growing from seed. I'm not looking for anything exotic. The seeds would be sent to Texas (and I don't know the rules about this).

Thank you!