These are American persimmon tree seedlings. They are grown from 90 chromosomes of cold hardy America persimmons (Diospyros virginiana), all northern sourced seed. These Persimmon tree seedlings will reach heights between 50' - 80'. These trees are grown from the seed derived from the Full Draw™ persimmon tree, seedlings from the late Jerry Lehmans orchard, and BH Hoosier. BH Hoosier seedlings are derived from many of our favorite persimmons, with Szukis being the pollinator to produce the seed. When producing from all female trees, the odds go up on having many female trees in your planting of seedlings. These are all cold hardy to about -30° F. They bloom from late May to early June, avoiding late damaging frosts to blossoms. Many times, American persimmon are referred to as common persimmon. However, these are anything but a common persimmon tree. These fast-growing persimmon trees are Vigorous, producing an extensive root system as seen in the pictures. Female persimmon trees produce fruit annually. Deer relish persimmon trees for their sweet plum-like fruit that drops in early fall through winter. Seedlings will be male or female. Only female persimmon trees produce fruit. Be sure to plant in groups of 6 to 10 and use tree spacing of 5-10'. Persimmons are very shade tolerant; even the center female will produce fruit from top to bottom as the trees mature together. When planting seedlings, you will get a variety of drop times from late summer through fall and into winter. When planting these persimmon seedlings into optimal soil, the females will begin flowering and producing in four years or less and carry their fruit. Going through the pictures, you can see what I mean about spacing and planting to create something extraordinary, as seen in the pictures on November 9th. Your options are below in size and variety. These will have a mature height of 50' to 80'. Position them accordingly into your plantings so they don't shade out other trees. 

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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.