Nikitas Gift Persimmon Tree Out of Stock This product is currently not in stock. $29.99 - $135.00 Diospyrus kaki x virginiana 'Nikita's Gift' As hardy as the American persimmon and as large as the Asian, Nikita's large crops of 2-1/2 inch, flattish, red-orange fruit are certainly gifts. Weve eaten persimmons already. Its the cherry that is their favorite in my yard. Best with Coffeecake for pollination. It produces smallish fruit for me. Does height=fruit? Trees: Due to strict Agricultural Laws in place, we currently cannot ship to the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii. It has had some beetle damage to the leaves, but is in a different part of the yard with either less pressure or it possibly isnt as appealing to the insects. The flavor is candy sweet and possesses nuances of baking spices, raisins and brown sugar. Microclimates matter. Some winters are cold w/ snow & ice storms so I'll need something sturdy. Saijo, Nikitas gift and Jiro. Apparently they are delicious but their really small between 1 to 2 in Diameter. It's a young tree and has a little too much shade. Do you know could there any difference in the NG that Cliff offers versus Raintree, One Green World, or Burnt Ridge? All times are GMT-5. The first NIKITA'S GIFT persimmon I ate was a present. Will now fertilize it as it survived our 105 deg F summers in east Sierra desert canyon at 4200' (Joshua Tree belt). It also has spectacular fall foliage color. Mein Benutzererlebnis mit Cookies anpassen, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Outdoor Lighting & Audio/Visual Specialists, Growing Mangoes in northern California - My Mango Tree in Zone 10A. Persimmons are normally dioecious, and female trees require cross-pollination to produce fruit. Now this plant is considered autochthonous in the subtropics of the Western Caucasus, although not long ago, 150 years ago, it was met by botanists within the boundaries of the Circassian gardens and auls, which have now become a forest. Asian Persimmon is is hardy to 0F. Fuyu Asian Persimmon (68) $69.99 Hachiya Asian Persimmon (8) $69.99 Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro Asian Persimmon (144) $73.99 Jiro Asian Persimmon (15) Starting at $73.99 Maekawa Jiro Asian Persimmon (13) $69.99 Prok American Persimmon (42) $73.99 Saijo Asian Persimmon (15) Starting . The Etsy Gift Guide. It's a American x Asian hybrid. Phone: 360.985.2873. I would much rather have less fruit with no seeds. Retail Garden Center: and bought that one too. Bearing Age:2-3 years after planting You should be fine, what lows have you experienced? Beautiful colors. $29. How do I encourage this tree to put on growth? USDA Hardiness Zones: 7-9 Chill Hours: - Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous Plant Type: Perennial Pollinator: Self-Fertile Blooming Season: Spring How do you like yours? NIkitas Gift continues to impress me. I've eaten lots of american persimmons. They are also quite a ways from ripening. I ate some and picked most out. Ripens late season, reaches roughly 12-15 tall & is self-fertile. Similar ripening habit as Rosseyanka, fall into winter, but unlike Rosseyanka, Nikita's Gift taste more like Asian persimmon. Chat with one of our experts Leave a message for one of our experts . It regrew new ones and all was well although no flowers. Also Rojo Brillante should hopefully bear next year. 432 Burnt Ridge Road. Ripening Time:October Seattle Figs 702 subscribers fire crystal vs Nikita's gift soft persimmon fire crystal had a stringy texture Nikita gift tasted better of the two neither of these has flavor and texture. Waste of money, So far so good. that finally has some height, maybe bloom next year, and starts of Coffee Cake and Chocolate that I planted, quite a distance away from the ones that I want to remain seedless. Bold red leaf color in the fall is an added bonus. They were very mushy by the time they fell. 'Fuyu' and its large hybrid 'Jiro' will grow in zones 6-10. The 'Hachiya' has been dried in Japan for markets of delicious dried persimmon fruit. Indem Sie auf Annehmen klicken, stimmen Sie dem zu. Don't know if it is non astringent yet; will probably be a few years before I know. Nikita certainly has a lot of fans. The flavorful texture of the Nikitskaya Bordovaya persimmon is like an egg custard or like a ripe, aromatic soft peach. Nikita's gift is a large persimmons like a japanese Fuyu, actually it is a hybrid between a Fuyu and a native. The fruit have exceptionally sweet flavor when ripe (you'll know when they fall off the tree). If your grafts take and are interested, maybe we can exchange some scions this winter. It may catch the NG in size next year at this rate. I hope it tastes as good as the fruit looks in pictures. Persimmon trees need about 40 inches of water every year. Again, no watering there. My persimmon tree, though young, is about 8 feet high. A great quality fruit that ripens late season, reaches roughly 12'-15' tall & is self-fertile. Have one Nikita's Gift USDA zone 8A, now 10 years old. We graft the Giombo persimmon onto native American persimmon . Early Golden gets good reviews for flavor, and is self fertile. It was slower getting established. Summers are pretty hot & humid & the soil has a lot of clay.Can u suggest any other self fertile American Persimmons That won't need to be babied?I have Li & Lang Jujubis, 2 pawpaws, a white mulberry, an everbearing Mulberry, Blk berries & raspberries that are doing well which are pretty care-free,(Organic). Only 3/5 bare root persimmons Ive planted, be it in large pots for now, were successful. $29.99 - $135.00. It is self fertile and its leaves will turn red in the fall. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Persimmons Nikita's Gift vs. Saijo and Yates in Pacific NW. Sold in bundles of 10. I dont post a lot but there arent a lot of people growing persimmons in the Pacific NW and I think the information might be helpful. Hi Ram, i look forward to your review on Rojo brillante next year! I have noticed they definitely like the taller trees/shrubs over shorter ones which may be the only reason the smaller persimmons seem to fare better (plus my protection with tulle). https://raintreenursery.com/sale/nikitas-gift-persimmon-d224 Find yours at http://www.tytyga.com/product/Nikita%27s+Gift+Persimmon+Tree All times are GMT-5. From the Ukraine, Nikita's Gift persimmon tree is a hybrid of Asian and American persimmons. Nikita's Gift will begin bearing 2-3 years after planting. They get damage in their first coulpe years, but overgrow it really fast. The bright reddish-orange fruit is about 3" wide and somewhat flattened on top. There are. The Gift of Persimmons. The NG persimmoons are still very hard. Nikita's Gift Persimmon. However, I need to protect the Asian persimmons like a fig tree every winter. I am traveling next week and wanted to ripen some indoors on my travel. I'll know when to pick next year. Did yours get freezing weather while ripening? Hopefully I can protect the trees long enough for them to grow large enough to endure the beetles without much care?? The Nakita's Gift Persimmon Trees fruit is about 3 inches long with a rather flat shape. The tast was great but no texture. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon grows 10-12 ft. in height, is self-fertile and hardy to minus 10 F. I'm going to try grafting and budding to the. @Susu, that is about the height where my three others started bearing. Planning to plant american persimmon on the larger zone 6 acreage. The trees from Raintree were larger than those from Burnt Ridge both in terms of height and caliper, likely accounting for the price difference. Also, I added Rosseyanka this year! A cross of Rosseyanka X Kaki. 'Shogatsu' is flattened, non-astringent, of fair quality; bears an abundance of male flowers. Dropping fruit last year and this year plus needing winter protection is a pain to grow it where I live. I also live in Delaware. Ken W Wilson pollinator Posts: 1187 Location: Nevada, Mo 64772 In the same yard, Ichi Ki Kei Jiro (Asian) also produces lots of seedless fruit -- no seeds at all. So my guess is, yes. I ripped it out this spring finally. And for a great price! Sie knnen nicht notwendige Cookies ber Einstellungen verwalten ablehnen. Ive been watering adequately, pounded in some fertilizer spikes, and it gets adequate sun. If I don't, the Asian persimmon trees will die to the snow line. It does have numerous buds but they arent growing. Yates already finished producing. and Coffee Cake (Nishimura Wase) Persimmons. I am looking forward to eating the fruit from my Great Wall persimmon tree that should bear in the next couple of years. More like an Asian persimmon (it is an AmericanXAsian hybrid), so 12 to 15 feet or so. When fully ripe and soft, this second-generation hybrid persimmon is sweet and flavorful. Looks beautiful mamuang. I forgot to mention that my tree is on the north side of a privacy. Considering how others in the Ozarks in this thread have had success I may try another one. We cannot ship to Puerto Rico or international. I planted last year and grafted this spring. Wase Fuyu Persimmon. Morton is not far from me in SW Washington, so I thought my experience would be similar. Do they have to be mushy to be ripe? I live in Delaware & would like to plant a self fertile American Persimmon tree that would grow to 40-50 ft. Plants were clearly in a smaller container and recently transplanted to the larger one. Rootstock: American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) I brought up this very point @ UD last Ag Day with a professor at their greenhouses. Saijo is considered by some to be the best flavored. I actually prefer the better American astringent persimmons to the Nikita's on flavor and texture, but I, My Nikita's Gift is setting it's first crop, 24 very hard, pink-orange fruits. There's about ten on there now. Is it something that will be of less concern as they get older and larger? Astringent fruits must be overly ripe to achieve sweetness and edibility. My Nikita's Gift persimmon arrived in May 2009 from Burnt Ridge Nursery. This tree fruit is in the early stages of commercial production with many cultivars selected from the wild. 'Nikita's Gift' is a hybrid of American and Asian varieties which is also cold tolerant but needs to be soft before eating. 6-7 years ago, I invested in milky spores. Flow cytometer analysis showed that only four of the selected cultivars were from the tetraploid race: Ennis Seedless, Weeping, Sugar Bear, and SFES; the remaining cultivars were from the hexaploid race. A great quality fruit with texture that varies with maturity. The Hachiya Persimmon Tree is an upright-spreading, vigorous tree variety that produces rich, sweet delicious fruits in . By sharing experiences, we all learn more. Not as sanguine on their prospect, given the humidity of the area, but thought would be worth a try.I have a Li jujube which is doing well, but think perhaps I should have gone with the Lang, as I understand that dries better? At our retail garden center we offer seasonal fruit tasting, preservation and plant care classes as well as hold events in the community. Ripens in October & reaches roughly 12-15 tall. Kiwi's, Cornelian Cherries, Pawpaws and Maypops all do fine with no spraying at all. When I (later) brought to his attention Lee Reich's book, on the point of some cultivars being self-pollinating, he allowed that might be the case.In any event, last year I planted what I've come to believe to be a self-fertile American Persimmons by the name of Szukis (yes, a Lee Reich recommendation). Similar ripening habit as Rosseyanka, fall into winter, but unlike Rosseyanka, Nikita's Gift taste more like Asian persimmon. NG pic taken a minute ago. Nikitas Gift Hybrid Persimmon is from the Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine, this unique hybrid of Asian and American Persimmon bears bountiful crops of sweet and flavorful, reddish-orange fruit followed by strikingly beautiful, orange-yellow fall foliage. Persimmon (NIkita's Gift) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 34.99; Persimmon Tree (Early Fuyu) . A dollar coin for scale. If you place an order on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday your order will ship the following Monday. I planted a Nikita's Gift a few years ago that wilted and died a few months after planting in the spring, it didn't even make it to its first winter. I picked the first one when it was just a little softer than hard. I have seen this before. These batch are larger. Holds well on the tree - I have to pull or cut the fruit from the branches. Anyone have experience with handling these beetles or have the same experiences with persimmons? Thanks Bear! Since I am in Omaha, NE zone 5(-20f)but the low around -2, only very 10 yrs it drops to -20f. Fall foliage is a gorgeous, vivid orange color. Are they supposed to be? My Nikitas Gift and Saijo are on Diospyros lotus roots. I hope your theory is correct and it will produce fruit next year, being so tall and all:). 2020ONE GREEN WORLD. "Trade gallons" are really confusing.) Water regularly after planting, until tree is established. You could try to graft a female variety onto a male persimmon at say 10 feet or so, but it is rather experimental, as it may break off. Match Match any word Match all words Match phrase. What a carefree fruit tree. If you can find Early Golden, Yates(Juhl), or Prok, they're a better choice. They didnt survive a week. USDA ZONES: Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9More Information: Persimmon Growing Guide. It is usually about 30% female. So far this year they have already grown that much since being in my greenhouse for 3 weeks already. in height. My Saijo are similar size to Nikitas gift, and smaller than store bought Fuyu. I recently learned that A. Pasenkov (created the first hybrid variety Rossiyanka) also had hybrids of D. lotus and oriental persimmon. They have no insect problems. I have Nikitas Gift, Rosseyanka, Saijo and Yates that have been in pots for going on three season. They are drier than the Nakitas Gift. You might want to join Persimmonworld on facebook, if anyone has grown an Asian Persimmon tree in a pot its someone in that group. It was slightly astringent, cruncy, sweet, and delicious. Fruit Skin: Reddish-orange Both are smaller trees just 10-15 feet in height with an abundance of smaller fruit. Since I was recommended pawpaw to grow here and all the pawpaw seedling next year,I think i am a pawpaws slave first before to become a pawpaw king hihi The upright self fertile tree is easy to grow and takes about a 12' circle of space. I bought a Nikitas gift last year in the spring it never leafed out but the branches still bent so protected it in case it would this year this spring the branches broke when bent. it died RIP..6A. If you like American Persimmons with bigger fruits and a nice taste are Prok and Yates. I'll pick the second one at a softer stage and the third one even softer. American, Asian and Hybrid persimmon varieties. I am new to this forum, but it looks very professional to me. The variety most often found in stores. Dont just do it. This astringent persimmon produces flattish, red-orange fruit that is 2 inches which ripens in mid to late October. Many of the leaves fell on the first day in but I am not panicking just yet. All times above are in ranch (not your local) time. Then came the Japanese beetles that love this tree and a nearby TamKam. Evidently some varieties drop fruit (or produce less of it) without fertilization. Thank you for your nice comments. The Japanese or Oriental Persimmon is a native Asian plant that has been in cultivation for many centuries. American persimmons grow very well in my yard. I like to pick them before they are sweet and mushy while the are still a little bitter. I read in some websites Saijo means the very best one but the Japanese-English translator on line says it means Talented Woman. We were to take a few and let them sit on the counter for a week or so to ripen . It did not like something about my soil or climate. Register. Thats what mine looked like before June . I don't spray anything.Olga. These trees are rather slow-growing and it can take seven to 10 years for them to be fruit-bearing. One of the top plant introductions to date, Nikitas Gift is a Ukrainian cross of American persimmon and Asian persimmon created at Nikita Botanic Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. Please see below for all exclusions. It is an excellent choice for the deep South and South Texas. This page was generated at 08:56 AM. They have left my persimmon (NG, too) alone. Size at Maturity:10-12 ft. in height Ive found that they prefer cherry and then plum leaves. Hardy to 0 degrees F., Asian Persimmons are easy to grow in the Northwest and other regions of the U.S. with mild winters. Recently my coworker in Vancouver WA told me she has a Fuyu that ripens. Bloom Time:June Hardy, attractive tree, practically free of pests and disease. Part of the question has to be, do you want one tree, and do you know how to graft? Non-astringent varieties seem to do better in North/Central Fla, while astringent varieties better in South Fla. Persimmon Comparsion & Informational Poster for Astringent and Non-Astringent types. I've had fruit in 3-4 years on potted persimmon, but also, I usually remove all flowers in earlier years and focus on building a good structure. Last year all the small mini fuits dropped off before developing. Check out our nikita's gift persimmon tree selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Its superb flavor is the choice of connoisseurs. I will probably get a Nikita's gift in the ground spring 2018. They were also sweeter than I liked. Zones: 6-9. I would anticipate it's likely mostly seedless, as well. grew up on a farm. They begin bearing 2-3 years after planting and the fruit ripens in October. Quantity. Both hexaploid and tetraploid American persimmon trees were identified in the populations sampled in the Bullitt County locations, but only tetraploid races were found in Franklin and Barren Counties. Crunchy like apples. I also have a 4yrs old Giant Hana Fuyu and an Ichi Kei Jiro Kaki persimmons are loaded with fruit right now too. They have no insect problems. An Asian variety that is deep orange in coloring and slightly elongated and rounded in shape. Strawberry Tree (1) Gift Certificates (1) Herbs (15) Alliums . Prok is a little like a scorn shape. Maybe you can help me with my questions? Persimmon are not reliable true to seed and seedlings should not be labeled the cultivar name of the parent as they may or may not be similar. Does anyone have any experience with Nikita's Gift persimmon? My Early Golden has been a sickly tree and has never even flowered despite being more than 13 years old. Astringent until ripened off the tree and eaten when soft. If you grew those in Seattle area, you are the pawpaw king! I picked the Nikita tonight and was very impressed. Apparently they dont mind Neem. It started a little slow, but seems to be hanging in there, so I have my hopes. Here is that Yates tree from the original post, this year. It is a little extra care but the final product is all worth it (Kaki in zone 5). The Meader is loaded with fruit and so I do not mind sharing some with the wildlife. Softening & astringency removal can be done by allowing fruits to ripen in a brown bag, on the counter top, freezing or drying the fruits. Has a unique spicy-sweet flavor that instantly evokes images of cinnamon pastry, hot coffee and morning sunshine. An Asian variety that is deep orange in coloring and slightly elongated and rounded in shape. Im pretty excited about these trees and check on them quite a bit. Click Here to Bulk Purchase. The rosseyanka and nikitas gift I planted in the ground but removed them before our cold spell. All of these have grown minimally the past two season only puting on maybe 2-3" of growth per branch. Well, does anyone else battle the Japanese and June beetles on these trees? It's an astringent persimmon--tastier, sweeter, and juicier than most American persimmons. Thanks for the really good feedback on this Phil. They didn't survive a week. I think in many ways, the home orchardist is the Research Center for growing these less typical fruits in the home orchard, especially in less typical climates. Havent had problems with japanese beetles on it although I have plum trees a few steps away that the beetles have been hitting so Id agree with whats been said in that regard. I plan on planting the Yates in ground as well and am planning on keeping the Saijo in pots since it is the smallest tree out of the 4. Maybe that is because I dont fertilize or water it. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. No winter damage in my zone 6b w/o winter protection on all of them except figs. This is true in my friends yard, too. If I pick too early they are only slightly sweet and when I pick when Ripe they are very sweet. SPRING SHIPPING: To mitigate the stress on our plants during transit, we will only be shipping Monday thru Wednesday. It is definitely not true that you need a pollinator for American persimmons to fruit, only to produce seeds. Please take into consideration your transit times before placing an order, using FedEx Ground's delivery estimation chart below. Ive been going out at night to check the trees and hand pick. Persimmon Trees - Nikita's Gift (Astringent) Customer Reviews L 09/07/2022 Lisa Hensleyss Terrible Plants were clearly in a smaller container and recently transplanted to the larger one. If so does it take long to fruit? I do lose foliage so I am sure growth but as the tree gains size it effects them less. Forum Options Posts only Topic titles only Posts and topic titles Tags only (single tag) Min search length: 3 characters / Max search length: 84 characters. Nurseries around areas always sold out Nikitas gift persimmon. Do it right is needed, I believe. Diospyrus virginiana x kaki (picture to follow) Nikita's Gift is a Russian (Ukranian) hybrid of American and Asian persimmons. Personalized Gifts. 1. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, My first year experience with Nikita's Gift persimmon. However, I have not had many JB for the past 3 -4 years. Naturally compact trees, Asian Persimmons rarely exceed 12ft. RamV Ill look forward to reading about your experiences with H-118. When they are orange like a ripe pumpkin I pick them and eat them fresh. We still cannot ship to some states and US territories based off the Agricultural Laws that may be in place. Nikita's Gift Persimmon. Non-astringent fruits can be eaten firm for a crisp texture. Persimmons only need pruning if limbs are crossing or in order to control the tree's size. Softening & astringency removal can be done by allowing fruits to ripen in a brown bag, on the counter top, freezing or drying the fruits. Parthenocarpy in the Caucasian persimmon is the norm, not the entire crop on all trees, but some part. I suppose now is the time to apply it while the eggs are hatching? The taste was great but no texture. This is a very cold-hardy hybrid persimmon and is like most astringent persimmons, tastier, sweeter, and juicier than common persimmon. Maybe its warmer in town. I do like that they are seedless. This hybrid was introduced by the Nikita Botanical Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. Doesn't need a pollinizer. Meader - if there are any native males around, will likely be fully seeded, and not remarkably better/different than most native D.virginianas. Persimmon Tree (Izu) $ 69.99 - $ 89.99; Persimmon Tree (Saijo) Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 29.99 - $ 74.99; Persimmon Tree (Sweet Fuyu) $ 39.99 - $ 189.99; Product Category. Find out more at http://www.tytyga.com/product/Nikita%27s+Gift+Persimmon+Tree Browse more videos Playing next 2:23 Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree 2:27 Nakita's Gift Persimmon Tree The first batch that ripened earlier ( same tree) were smaller. I have both varieties and just this year we got enough Nikita fruit to notice that they ripen almost the same, the American fruit turns purplish when ready to eat and goes "mushy" the day after the color change from orange to purple. The Hachiya is an oblong or cone-shaped large persimmon with bright orange-red skin when ripe. I certainly don't want a 40' American variety growing in the yard. The Nikita's Gift Persimmon is believed to have inherited its extreme zone 5 cold-hardiness from its native american persimmon parent that survives temperatures of zone 4. . . Your best bet for self fruitful one variety is probably Meader or Szukis. I also plan on building some shelters for these for the winter month to try and preserve as much wood as possible. They are truly delicious. NEW COLLECTION! Email: [email protected] But pretty care free. Both of our varieties crack open when they fall off the tree and quickly become ant food. They should all be the same Nikita's Gift I think was the name it was marketed as and I beleive the orginal cultivar name is Nikitskaya Bordovaya or something close to that I have seen it spelled slightly different. It was in the ground about 4 years and grew a foot or maybe foot and a half. I could not get to that area to water this year, and the fruits are smaller than last year. I did not have lck with Meader Persimmon. This year it leafed out but thats all its done. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Trees are cold hardy and grow from Zone 5 all the way down to Zone 10. Shop this gift guide. In the 2nd week of February when the weather is a bit milder than I unwrapped it to avoid early budding and to avoid late frost damage. When do to you pick them? Ive been hesitant to get Chocolate because of the seeds. Supposedly is rather dwarf (which is the growth habit I was looking for, as space is now at a premium), but also supposedly has excellent flavor. I wonder if rootstocks change things too. persimmon onto native American persimmon root stock. Grafts grew about 5 feet! Soldout. I like it. How large a pot are you having success with? Maybe because of your online information. Calvin, Wish list is to finish working on the new house, someday. There can be discussions on benefits of each but if you are worried about your grafted tree being 40 foot because on Virginiana it will not and will still be a smaller tree. Shop Plant Me Green's selection of healthy persimmon fruit trees for sale. When I bought Saijo, it was from Raintree. Probably a seedling of Great Wall, it is very hardy. LeaflingsGardens. I planted a large NG persimmon early November of last year. On root stock you could expect to find it grafted on D. Lotus, D. Virginiana or on D. Kaki. Zones 6-9. It is very hardy though. Among Americans, I've learned that tetraploid (90-chromosome) varieties (the vast majority of named varieties) are parthenocarpic. Its putting on zero growth and some of the branches (twigs really) from last year are dead (never leafed out). Persimmon trees are beautiful backyard additions with delicious fruit. Nikita's Gift Persimmon Tree is as vigorous as the American Persimmon and as large as the Asian. Join me in exploring some of the following goodies that I will be looking for this month and beyond, Classes Shop At Home Blog, Directions Contact Us, Our Experts Careers, Events Gift Cards Info Hub, Sunnyside Nursery, 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville, WA 98270. Not sure whats wrong. Yes I battle them, well actually I just submit to them. But I know both from reading and personal experience that an all-female Prok (American) will produce seedless fruit -- and lots of it. Tree probably stunted with gravelly soil and is watered throughout summer. Probably the most widely planted fruit tree in the world, Persimmons are found throughout Asia in almost every yard and orchard. I agree with the suggestion to check out hybrids. Nikita's Gift Persimmon. They were slightly purple. For milky spores, need to follow the instruction on how to spread them around. I also like Early Golden and Ruby, although for our climate, Ruby ripens late enough that they won't ripen in some years. Pretty clean leaves. I think I let Nikitas Gift overproduce last year. The tree produces a good amount of fruit making harvesting time amazing. USDA Zone:5-9, Phone: 1-877-353-4028 We offer unique and rare fruit and nut trees, shrubs, and vines. I also have a 4 yrs old Nikita's Gift growing about five feet on the south size of my house for winter protection and it has about 100 baby fuits on it right now. Any advice is welcome! Maybe they are just stumbling across the NG because of its proximity to that tree. An Asian variety with yellow-orange coloring that possess layers of flavor, reminiscent of pear, dates and brown sugar with nuances of cinnamon. This is about the 5th year for this tree, 3rd year for bearing fruit. Last year all fruit dropped mid season. I've had a lot of success fruiting Asian persimmon in pots, but I'm in zone 8b. The fruit can stand some pretty hard freezes. It is a lovely ornamental tree with drooping glossy green leaves and branches that give it a flowing, rather tropical look. The 4" long acorn shaped fruit is deep orange when ripe and very sweet and flavorful. Its much earlier this year. Hardy and grow from Zone 5 all the way down to Zone 10 to be, do you want tree. 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