Three (maybe four) years ago my wife said she wanted her own persimmon tree. I purchased a Fuji persimmon. It’s grown quite tall, but we’ve never had any persimmons. One year, some of the leaves had a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. One of the first things that I wanted to do in my new garden last year ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 25, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE ON SUMMER PRUNING OF WOODY FRUIT SPECIES (2011), pp. 164-169 (6 pages) This paper reviews the effect of summer pruning in persimmon ...

Productive fruit trees do not just happen. They result from good cultural practices including pruning, which is often overlooked. Here are some tips on pruning fruit and shade trees. March is a good ...

Q:I read with interest your article on the Hachiya Persimmon tree ("Persimmon tree needs time to mature," Oct. 17; www.sfgate.com/ZKRX). I also had a problem this ...