Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Sep 02, 2022
Common Name: Hybrid Persimmon
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin:
Finder/Creator: David J. Lavergne
Known Sources: Cliff England
Alternative Names: Kassandra
Notes: A Hybrid of Great Wall crossed by an F2 Male of Rosseyanka Hybrid back crossed to Virginiana. Tested cold hardy to – 16 degrees with no evidence of freeze damage. It is a large fruit measuring about 2.50 to 2.75 inches and is delicious when ripe. Hybridized by David Lavergne, has a Brix test of 21 and ripens mid-season. Luscious bright green foliage looks like a true Kaki. Zone 5b to 9.