$22.00 – $42.00
This is a grafted female persimmon named Deer Luscious™ that is self-fruitful, producing heavily without a male pollinator. The fruit is seedless without a pollinator. This original tree is well over 100 years old and growing out of the native range for American Persimmons in north-central Pennsylvania. This tree produces very sweet 2″ sweet persimmons, dropping its fruit free from the tree beginning in mid-September and continuing to drop well into December. Deer Luscious™ produced abundantly after easily tolerating a temperature of -10 degrees after the polar vortex of 2019. The original tree has thrived during lows to -30 degrees multiple times throughout its lifetime. If you want to plant persimmon trees for deer in the north, this is easily one of my top choices, as it will ripen in time. From a culinary standpoint, this fruit has no black specks in the flesh and is very large, and the taste is very sweet and, above most all, American persimmons. The tree will flower and fruit soon after planting as it is very precocious but usually will abort fruit as most persimmons do and put its efforts into establishing wood, but will begin retaining fruit around year three or four and compound in production year after year. The mature height will be 80’+ and suitable for plant hardiness zones 4b-9.
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DEER LUSCIOUS™ PERSIMMONS
This grafted female persimmon is named Deer Luscious™ because it is self-fruitful and produces heavily without a male pollinator. The fruit is seedless without a pollinator. This tree is well over 100 years old and growing up out of the native range for American Persimmons in north-central Pennsylvania. This tree produces very sweet 2″ sweet persimmons, dropping its fruit free from the tree beginning in mid-September and continuing to drop well into December. Deer Luscious™ produced abundantly after easily tolerating a temperature of -10 degrees after the polar vortex of 2019. This tree has thrived during lows to -30 degrees multiple times throughout its lifetime. If you want to plant persimmon trees for deer in the north, this is easily one of my top choices, as it will ripen in time even in the extreme north as it ripens before Meader. From a culinary standpoint, this fruit has no black specks in the flesh and is relatively large, and taste is very sweet, and above most all American persimmons. Mature height 80′ and suitable for plant hardiness zones 5-9.
TREE SIZE
All grafted persimmons trees are as follows 1′-2′ ($22.00), 2′ – 3′ ($32.00), and 3′ – 4′ ($42.00).
These trees are grafted, defined as using plant tissue from the original tree and attaching it to the new roots. This essentially gives you an identical tree to the one you see in the picture and description.
POLLINATION FOR DEER LUSCIOUS™ PERSIMMON
Deer Luscious™ persimmon tree is self-fruitful and will produce seedless fruit without pollination through parthenocarpy (the development of fruit 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 if you want to have fruit with seeds. There is no need if you want abundant fruit that will be seedless.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
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 will tolerate even planting in heavy soils such as clay and a pH as low as 5.5, as long as adequate nutrient levels are available. Do not plant in wet soils.
If 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. 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 because they are immobile in the soil. They will need to 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 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.
SHIPPING/PICK UP
Shipping to Plant Hardiness zones 2 – 8 Spring shipping will begin again in mid-March on Mondays as temperatures in my area allow 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 at checkout. If you are picking up your trees, typically, the first week in April is perfect for planting in Pennsylvania. Please call or send a message to make an appointment to pick your trees up.
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| Weight | 18 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 58 × .25 × .25 in |
| Tree Size | 1-2', 2-3', 3-4' |
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Tree care: If you plant your tree up on high dry ground they may need watered through the first summer, if you plant too low and wet your trees may drown. Be careful of the herbicide you may use around the tree (read the label). I want you and your trees to succeed but if you don't tube or cage them the deer will eat your tree that night.
Hours: We do not keep regular hours. If you would like to visit the nursery, just call, send a message or email. Anyone is more than welcome. On Orders that you selected to pick up your trees. Trees can be picked up in the spring as soon as you can dig in your soil. Trees need to be picked by the end of April.
Shipping: When buying grafted trees. They ship in two different sized boxes. 15 trees or less ship in a 60'' box. 15 to 30 trees are shipped in a 72'' box. Trees may need to be professionally pruned to fit in these boxes.
Trees will ship through UPS on Mondays. You will receive an email notification when your trees ship. When trees arrive, plant as soon as possible. If you cannot, it would be best to heal them into soil or store in a cool place not allowing roots to freeze but not allowing the trees to become warm.
If TreePro products are the only items you purchase then they will ship as soon as the order is received. You may have to select a ship date but I can assure you if you are just ordering tree tubes they will ship immediately. If TreePro products are purchased with trees, then they will ship with the trees.
Due to the cost of shipping there will be a minimum of 4 trees that have to be purchased in order for checkout to occur.
Due to phytosanitary regulations, we do not ship to Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
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