. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of fruit trees, ornamental plants and roses. Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Atlanta Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. JAPAN PERSIMMON. JAPAN PERSIMMONS. (Diospyrus Kaki.) This fruit has now been thoroughly tested, and has been proved to be of great value for the Southern states, where the tree is perfectly hardy. It bears at a very early age, and is wonderfully productive. It is not an uncommon thing to see i-year-old trees planted in the spring bear 30 to 40 good-s
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of fruit trees, ornamental plants and roses. Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Atlanta Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. JAPAN PERSIMMON. JAPAN PERSIMMONS. (Diospyrus Kaki.) This fruit has now been thoroughly tested, and has been proved to be of great value for the Southern states, where the tree is perfectly hardy. It bears at a very early age, and is wonderfully productive. It is not an uncommon thing to see i-year-old trees planted in the spring bear 30 to 40 good-sized persimmons the fol- lowing year. The most of the fruit set by the young tree should be removed in April or May, only leaving as many as the tree can well mature, thus checking the tendency to overbearing. The fruit of most varieties yet introduced is of a bright orange red or light vermilion color ; in shape and general appearance resembles a large smooth tomato, and begins to color when half-grown, but should be allowed to hang on the tree until just before frost is expected, or in the case of the early ripening varieties, until fully soft. If gath- ered before a frost, there is a slight astringency next to the skin, but this is lost if the fruit is kept in the house a few davs or weeks. If allowed to be slightly touched by- frost the flavor is much improved, but the fruit will then not keep many days. It is, therefore, desirable to gather the fruit before frost, if intended for keeping, and then some varieties will remain sound until January and Feb- ruary. The flesh is soft, rich and sweet, with a slight apricot flavor. The best soil for the Persimmon is a clayey loam. The trees require manuring once in the middle of winter ; the manure is best applied in a circular furrow dug in the j ground around the trunk of each tree ; they should be pruned each alternate year in early spring or in the autumn harvest season. Among', or Yeamon. Round, flattened, deeply ribbed; dark
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