Elmo Persimmon

ELMO PERSIMMON Elmo Persimmons produces the largest American persimmon fruit grown today. This grafted tree produces a large orange fruit that is great for human consumption and exceptional for feeding wildlife. This tree has an impressive upright spreading with great vigor. Elmo Persimmons bears heavy crops of huge persimmons annually, dropping from Late October to December in the Northeast. This tree is vigorous, early producing, and typically produces in the 3rd year. Mature height 40′-60′. Plant hardiness zones 5-9. Elmo Persimmon is made by taking plant tissue from the original tree and attaching it to the new roots. This process essentially gives you an identical tree to the one in the picture and description. POLLINATION Elmo persimmon is self-fruitful and will produce seedless fruit without pollination through parthenocarpy (fruit development without prior fertilization). If you wish to have seeded fruit, I recommend planting at least 3 of our cold, hardy, highly vigorous seedlings in your Persimmons orchard or Szukis if you want fruit with seeds. There is no need if you want abundant fruit that will be seedless. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELMO PERSIMMON Persimmons will do best when planted in well-drained, fertile loam soil with a pH of 6 to 7. However, they are very adaptable to many soil types and conditions. Persimmons tolerate even planting in heavy soils such as clay with a pH of 5.5 as long as adequate nutrients are available. Persimmons require adequate drainage for proper growth and should not be planted in wet areas. Suppose you have not completed a soil test and improved your soil. I recommend mixing 1/2 to 1 ounce of 0-20-20 granular fertilizer in your soil when planting. The first number tells you the percentage of Nitrogen contained in the fertilizer. Nitrogen applied directly to the tree’s roots will cause your tree’s death. Make sure the first number is zero. Nitrogen is very mobile in the soil. You can apply a small amount of Nitrogen the following year as needed. The 2nd and 3rd numbers are Phosphorus and Potassium. Apply these two nutrients at the same time of planting or well before. Because they are immobile, they must be mixed in through the soil. We recommend completing a soil test and making amendments for the best results. Persimmon trees are drought-tolerant once established, as they grow a very extensive root system. The trees grafted to this rootstock will give you a mature height of 40′ to 60′. A recommended tree spacing of 25′ to 30′. Plant in a location that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight for optimal growth and fruit production. Persimmons are very shade-tolerant and will produce abundantly, but they need to receive sunlight on the tree for tree health and growth. Fruit is a given, even in the shade. You can use your imagination when spacing persimmon trees. Protect the trees from the deer browsing them, as northern deer love to browse persimmons. SHIPPING/PICK UP Shipping to Plant Hardiness zones 2 – 8 will begin in early March (you select your ship date) and continue until the last Monday in April. Dormant bare-root trees must be planted in the spring, while trees in your area remain dormant. You can select your ship date when you check out on the website. If you are looking for winter shipping, write me at ryan@bluehillwildlifenursery.com The last week in March or the first week in April is perfect for planting in Pennsylvania. Free local pick-up is also available in the surrounding states. When you check out on the website, you can select your pick-up date for these two weeks. However, if you can not make the selected date, please call or message us to make an appointment.  We are open 8-4 Monday through Friday for tree pick-up.   For More Information: https://bluehillwildlifenursery.com/about-persimmon-trees/ https://www.facebook.com/bluehillwildlifenursery