Diospyros virginiana – Wonderful

Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Aug 20, 2022

Common Name: American Persimmon
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Geographic Origin: McKee, Kentucky
Finder/Creator: Cliff England
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Notes: Late ripening from October to November, the largest fruit to come out of the England’s selection of new cultivars for production and taste. Very large fruit, progeny of Yates/Juhl X F-100 male, tree of medium size with spreading growth habits. It would be good for wildlife food source late in the fall or for a late ripening cultivar to add to any collection for pulp production.