Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Aug 20, 2022
Common Name: American Persimmon
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Geographic Origin: Terre Haute, Indiana
Finder/Creator: Jerry Lehman
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Alternative Names: Lehman (U-20A)
Notes: Crystal clear fruit nearly seedless with the texture of Kaki persimmon. Rated very high for disease resistance and very high for the quality of fruit. Closest to a kaki as you can get with the cold hardiness of Virginiana. Selected from the Jerry Lehman’s crosses of Dollywood D128 X F58 male. Both are progeny of Miller and Early Golden. This tree comes from the Lehman breeding program. C. England “Celebrity Bred by Jerry Lehman”, Both are progeny of Miller and Early Golden.