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Persimmon Tree Questions

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JohnR:
I'm interested to grow a couple of Persimmon trees, and would like to know which of the Giant Fuyu, Hachiya, and Saijo would be most productive for this 9b area. I like that the Fuyu fruits earlier, so want to choose between Hachiya and Saijo for a longer season.

The Hachiya seems better due to size, but someone posted it requires hot summers and can take a longer time to fruit. Is that true? The climate here is moderate, though it does get hot. Today got up to 85 degrees in December.  Here are the average temperatures.

Which two of these bareroot Persimmon trees would you recommend?
The only other choices available to ship from this particular nursery are Coffeecake, Jiro, and Imoto.

JCorte:
I prefer Saijo over Hachiya but they are similar.  Hachiya is earlier than Saijo by 3-4 weeks and produces larger fruit.  I have both trees and they fruit well with my average summer highs mostly in the 70's.

Janet

JohnR:
Thank you very much. I'll get the Saijo, and the Fuyu.

Just two more questions.
Considering where to plant them, do persimmon trees require more sunshine compared to apricot trees?

Also, due to limited space, all the trees I've grown so far have been semi-dwarfs, pruned to 6-7 feet tall and spaced about 8 feet apart.  Can the persimmon trees be spaced the same way, or do they require more space then that?

usirius:
The spacing depends on how big you want them to grow. Once they're well established, they grow almost like weeds. Growth of a meter or more per year is quite possible if the soil is deeply moist. My trees are spaced about 3 meters apart, and I keep them at around 3 meters tall by pruning their growth several times in the summer and then pruning them back hard in the winter. If I had known they were so vigorous, I would have planted fewer trees, as my garden isn't very large. I have the varieties Vaniglia, Sharon, Jiri Ki Kei Jiro, Hana Fuyo, Jiro C 24276, Gwang Jang, and Korean Kaki. Three of the trees are in partial shade and are doing well. The others are in full sun, and I don't see any difference in their growth or fruit yield.

JohnR:
Thank you both for your helpful replies. Now I know what to do.
The soil here is hard clay, which makes watering a difficult endeavor.
I've buried some 2 foot long deep watering pipes to try and help resolve this issue.

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