Overview

Cultivate your own delicious fruit with this pack of 4 American Persimmon trees. These are live, bare-root, dormant seedlings, each measuring 12-24 inches tall, ready for immediate planting upon arrival. The American Persimmon, scientifically known as Diospyros virginiana, is a native North American fruit tree renowned for its sweet, flavorful fruit and exceptional hardiness. Perfect for home gardeners and orchard enthusiasts, these young trees offer an excellent opportunity to establish a long-lasting, productive landscape. Expect these trees to thrive and become a cherished part of your garden, providing a bounty of fruit for fresh eating, baking, and preserving.

These bare root persimmon seedlings are 1 year old, ensuring a strong start. They are shipped without leaves or pots, which is the ideal condition for successful transplanting in early spring. The dormant state minimizes transplant shock, allowing the trees to focus their energy on root establishment once planted. Growing your own sweet American Persimmon fruit offers a rewarding experience, from watching the trees mature to harvesting the unique, delectable fruit.

Key Benefits

Choosing these American Persimmon tree seedlings for your garden comes with a multitude of advantages, offering both aesthetic appeal and a bountiful harvest. These benefits make them an excellent addition to any landscape.

• Cold-Hardy & Adaptable: These American Persimmon trees are exceptionally cold-hardy, thriving in USDA Zones 4-9. This resilience makes them suitable for a wide range of climates, ensuring your investment in these cold hardy fruit trees will flourish even in colder regions.
• Delicious Sweet Fruit: Once mature, these trees produce uniquely sweet and flavorful persimmons. The fruit is perfect for fresh eating, adding to desserts, making jams, or incorporating into various culinary creations, providing a healthy and tasty treat.
• Easy to Establish: Shipped as bare-root, dormant seedlings, these trees are designed for easy planting and establishment. Their lack of leaves and soil reduces transplant shock, allowing them to quickly adapt to their new environment and begin robust growth.
• Long-Term Production: American Persimmon trees are long-lived and become more productive with age. Investing in these 4 persimmon trees means you’ll enjoy a reliable harvest for many years, enhancing your garden’s value and appeal.
• Low Maintenance: After initial establishment, these trees are relatively low maintenance. They are naturally resistant to many pests and diseases, requiring less intervention than some other fruit trees, making them a great choice for busy gardeners.
• Attracts Wildlife: Beyond human enjoyment, the fruit also attracts local wildlife, including birds and deer, adding ecological diversity to your backyard.
• Natural Beauty: With their attractive foliage and distinct fruit, these trees add significant ornamental value to your landscape, providing beauty through multiple seasons.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Ensuring the success of your American Persimmon tree seedlings requires understanding their basic care needs, especially during the crucial establishment phase. These cold hardy fruit trees are quite resilient, but providing optimal conditions will lead to faster growth and more abundant fruit production. They prefer a location with full sun exposure, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Adequate sunlight is vital for fruit development and overall tree health. While they are tolerant of various soil types, well-drained soil is paramount. Avoid areas where water tends to collect, as persimmons do not tolerate soggy roots.

When planting your bare root persimmon seedlings, dig a hole wide enough to accommodate the roots spread out naturally and deep enough so the root collar is level with the ground. Backfill with native soil, gently tamping down to remove air pockets, and water thoroughly. Consistent moisture is important during the first year of establishment; aim for moderate watering to keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged. Once established, they become more drought-tolerant. Fertilization can begin in the second year, using a balanced slow-release fertilizer or organic compost in early spring. Pruning is generally minimal, focused on removing dead or diseased branches and shaping the tree for good air circulation and light penetration.

These 4 persimmon trees are dormant and shipped without leaves or pots. This is normal and beneficial for successful transplanting. Upon arrival, if you cannot plant them immediately, keep the roots moist by wrapping them in damp newspaper or peat moss and storing them in a cool, dark place. The best time for planting is early spring, after the last hard frost, allowing them the entire growing season to establish before winter. With proper care, your sweet American Persimmon trees will flourish, providing you with delicious fruit for decades.

Size & Details

This offering includes 4 American Persimmon trees, each shipped as a bare-root, dormant seedling. The individual trees measure between 12 to 24 inches tall, representing a robust 1-year-old growth stage. They arrive without leaves or a pot, which is the standard and most effective method for shipping and planting bare-root trees, minimizing transplant shock and encouraging strong root development in their new home. These seedlings are ready to be planted directly into your garden or orchard, ideally in early spring.

The mature height of an American Persimmon tree can range from 30 to 60 feet, depending on growing conditions and pruning practices, with a spread of 20 to 35 feet. They are known for a moderate growth rate, typically adding 12-24 inches in height per year. Expect fruit production to begin within 3-5 years after planting, with full production achieved in 7-10 years. The fruit itself is typically small, round to oval, and ripens in the fall, offering a unique, sweet flavor once fully soft. These cold hardy fruit trees are designed to provide a long-term yield of delicious fruit.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big are the American Persimmon trees when they arrive? A: Each of the 4 American Persimmon trees you receive will be a bare-root, dormant seedling, measuring between 12 to 24 inches in height. They are 1-year-old seedlings, ready for planting.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: These are outdoor fruit trees. The American Persimmon tree thrives when planted in the ground in appropriate USDA hardiness zones.
• Q: How much sunlight do these trees need? A: These cold hardy fruit trees require full sun exposure, which means at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, to ensure optimal growth and fruit production.
• Q: What condition will the trees arrive in? Are they in pots? A: The trees are shipped as bare-root, dormant seedlings, meaning they will arrive without leaves and not in a pot. This is the optimal way to ship them for successful transplanting.
• Q: When is the best time to plant these bare root persimmon trees? A: The ideal time to plant these dormant, bare-root trees is in early spring, after the danger of hard frost has passed, to allow them the full growing season to establish.
• Q: How long until these trees start producing the sweet American Persimmon fruit? A: You can typically expect these trees to begin producing fruit within 3-5 years after planting, with full production reached in about 7-10 years.
• Q: What USDA Hardiness Zones are suitable for these trees? A: These sweet American Persimmon trees are cold-hardy and are suitable for planting in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 through 9.
• Q: Are these trees self-pollinating, or do I need more than one for fruit? A: American Persimmon trees are typically dioecious, meaning male and female flowers are on separate trees. For reliable fruit production, it’s generally best to plant at least two trees to ensure cross-pollination. This pack of 4 persimmon trees increases your chances of having both male and female trees.
• Q: What kind of soil is best for American Persimmon trees? A: While tolerant of various soil types, well-drained soil is preferred. They do not do well in consistently waterlogged conditions.
• Q: Are these trees low maintenance? A: Yes, once established, American Persimmon tree varieties are considered relatively low maintenance, being quite drought-tolerant and resistant to many common pests and diseases.