Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Dec 08, 2023
Common Name: Hybrid Persimmon
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: Ukraine
Finder/Creator: Nikitski Botanical Garden
Known Sources: Cliff England
Alternative Names: NB-02
Notes: NB-02 Persimmon bred out of Nikitski Botanical Gardens, cold hardy and good producer of orange medium to large size fruit that ripens late-season on a semi-vigorous tree. Has low spreading growth habit and is a beautiful specimen in the fall. Trees are very cold hardy tested down to minus -16.4 F for a long time. This cultivar was bred in Japan and brought to America by Jerry Lehman of Terre Haute, Indiana. Zone 5b to ZONE 8, tested to -16 F. NB is “Nikitskaya Bordovaya”