Diospyros, Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit 'Fuyu'

If you don't like or have persimmon trees but are under-impressed by the taste, please consider this trick: freeze the fruit before eatin...Read Moreg it. After the fruits have been frozen they become less tangy, super sweet, juicy and soft. Persimmon is probably one of my most favorite fruit of all times along with sour sops and mangos.

I grow "Giant Fuyu." Really large fruit, almost softball size sometimes. Started producing two years after planting from a 5 gallon can...Read More. The taste is okay, but not great. We have had it about 5 years.

I would say the taste and texture of the neighbor's "Fuyu" (not Giant...) is superior to "Giant Fuyu." To get a sweet taste it has to soften more than Fuyu. My kids prefer the neighbor's variety with a crisp apple like texture and lightly sweet taste. I may take my tree out and plant the basic Fuyu.

The neighbors tree produces hundreds of fruit in October and has beautiful fall foliage. Highly recommend Fuyu for SoCal.

If you're looking for small pumpkin-like fruits with beautiful large, orange-color leaves in the fall, this is it. We live in Henderson,...Read More NV (zone 9a) and have had much success with the persimmon tree.

Tastes like a very sweet, but harder cantaloupe. Just not as juicy. For my toddler son, he keeps coming back for more. You just need to cut off the stem and skin, then into wedges. No seeds in ours. Our tree yields about 300 fruits, and will be increasing as the years go by. This tree loves water. In fact, I'm glad the irrigation line broke and that my husband has not had the time to fix the leak.

Early in the growing season, I wrap my fruits individually, or in clusters, with net fabric that you can find at the fabric stores. Then, I use twine to tie them with. This allows the fruits to be tree-ripened and grow their biggest without being devoured by birds. I am all for feeding the animals, but I love my persimmons more. Besides, plenty of fruit for them up top where I can't reach anyway.

Once harvested, usually right before the first frost in late October through the end of November, these fuyus can be kept in the refrigerator for about 3-4 months, if you don't eat them all before then. Just remember not to pile them more than 2 layers high, and to place them upside down, with the leave/stems on the bottom.

Requirements: Needs plenty of water, spacing, little pruning, a good amount of morning and afternoon sun, a cold winter, and room for storage (if you don't have enough family and friends asking for more).

make sure you plant this fruit tree in part shade, this young tree is barely making it in this high temp and humitidy here in san antonio.