Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Dec 20, 2024
Common Name: American Persimmon
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Geographic Origin: McKee, Kentucky
Finder/Creator: Cliff England
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Alternative Names: John’s Pride, R12T1
Notes: Upright vigorous grower very precocious Medium to large fruit, Ripens Very Late into December and slowly dropping over a 3 to 4 week period , Taste is like Vanilla but with a thicker consistency than Pudding and is Visited daily while the fruit are dropping and into the winter once the deer have that flavor imprinted to their Memory the deer will be there daily to the sugar shack for this gum drop. Per Cliff England, 20241210, R12T1 is the same as “Jon’s Pride”. It is named for Cliff’s son, Jon. Trees with names RXXTYY are from Cliff England.