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Asian Persimmon (Apple Taste) - Seeds

This auction is 30 Asian Persimmon Tree bulk seeds. Asian Persimmons are sometimes called Japanese Persimmons and they are a real treat. They are sometimes 3 inches across and the taste is very sweet. They make excellent desserts like persimmon pudding, cakes, and cookies. 

Seeds are large and easy to grow. You can even grow them indoors and then set them out in the spring. Persimmons are a great source of vitamins and have a great deal of health benefits. 

Asian Persimmon trees are beautiful and will bear fruit in 3-4 years after established. They are bushy and grow up to 20 feet tall. The fruit is on the tree until a hard frost and then they fall. This is the best time to harvest the fruit because the cooler it gets the sweeter the fruit.

Nutrient and phytochemical content
Compared to apples, persimmons have higher levels of dietary fiber, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron and manganese, but lower levels of copper and zinc.[12] They also contain vitamin C and provitamin A beta-carotene.

How to Grow Persimmon Trees From Seed

Step 1:

Fill a bowl with one or two handfuls of fine-milled peat moss. Water the peat until it's evenly moist, mixing it with your hands so all the peat is dampened evenly. Begin the process in late summer or fall so the seeds have time to germinate and grow sufficiently for late spring or summer transplanting.

Step 2:

Mix the persimmon seeds with the damp peat in the bowl. Transfer the peat and seed mixture to a zip-top bag. Press out the air and seal the bag closed. Label the bag with the contents and date. Prepare up to twice as many seeds as trees desired, as persimmon germination rate can vary between 50 and 90 percent, depending on growing conditions.

step 3:

Store the bag in a 35 to 40 degree Fahrenheit location, such as a refrigerator. Check the moisture in the medium and mix in additional water to keep it moist as necessary. Keep the seeds refrigerated for 60 to 90 days to emulate natural winter stratification processes that force persimmon seeds out of dormancy. Some seeds may germinate during refrigeration, which indicates the seeds are ready for planting.

Step 4:

Fill 5-inch diameter pots with moist potting soil. Use pots with bottom drainage holes. Set the pots in a drip tray to catch any excess water as it drains.

Step 5:

Sow one persimmon seed per pot, planting the seeds about 1-inch deep in the soil. Place the pots in an area with full, all day sunlight where temperatures remain between 68 and 86 degrees F. Mist the soil surface to ensure it's evenly damp and cover the pots with clear plastic to retain the moisture during germination.

Step 6:

Remove the plastic when the seeds germinate, which can take up to two weeks. Continue to water the seedlings when the soil surface dries so the soil remains moist but doesn't become soggy, and provide the plants with full, all-day sunlight.

Step 7:

Prepare the planting site in spring or early summer after frost danger is past. Select a site 20 feet away from other trees and buildings so the persimmon has room to reach maturity. Loosen the top 12 inches of soil in a space two to three times as wide as the seedling pot, using a spade or trowel, in a site that receives full sunlight and has well-drained soil. Slightly sandy sites are preferable, but persimmons can grow in most soil types that aren't prone to standing water or poor drainage.

Step 8:

Dig a planting hole the same depth as the seedling pot in the prepared site, once the persimmon seedling is about 12 inches tall. Slide the persimmon out of the pot, keeping most of the potting medium intact around the root ball, and plant it in the hole so it's at the same depth it was previously growing.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_4443281_grow-persimmon-trees-seed.html

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