Szukis Persimmons

SZUKIS PERSIMMONS A grafted female persimmon that is self-fruitful and produces a 2″ Persimmon annually. Szukis is a tree that produces as many male flowers as it does female flowers. To this date, there are no other trees as perfect as it. If you want to start making seeded fruit from our other persimmons, this would be one to add to your orchard. Don’t let the name fool you. This is a 90-chromosome true American persimmon thought to be from a seedling of Early Golden. Szukis produces fruit at a very young age and is annually productive. The fruit ripens in early October here in the Northeast and begins dropping in through November. The tree is upright and spreading, reaching a mature height of 60′. This tree is very suitable for plant hardiness zones 5-9 in this map, Plant Hardiness Zones.   Szukis persimmons is a grafted tree, defined as using plant tissue from the original tree and attaching it to the new roots. Essentially gives you an identical tree to the one you see in the picture and description. POLLINATION FOR SZUKIS PERSIMMONS Szukis works for a male tree because it produces as many male flowers as female flowers. The benefit is that this tree produces as much as any female tree. Planting this tree will make your other American persimmons have seeded fruit. This could be key if you are looking for volunteer persimmons coming up on your property. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS Szukis 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 do not plant 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 or well before planting; they must be mixed in through the soil because they are immobile—a few shovels full of composted manure can achieve the same results. We recommend completing a soil test and making amendments for the best results. Persimmon trees are drought-tolerant once established, as they grow an extensive root system. The trees grafted to this rootstock will give you a mature height of 60′ to 80′. 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 need sunlight on the tree for tree health and growth, and 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 of March or the first week of April is ideal 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