Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Jul 14, 1905
Common Name: American Persimmon
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Geographic Origin: wild, Southern Indiana
Finder/Creator: Ed Yates
Known Sources:
Alternative Names: Juhl
Notes: Discovered 1983. A favorite of many, large fruit and very flavorful, and is a very heavy producer of 2.5 inch persimmon fruits with low numbers of seed to fruit ratio, It is a favorite here at England Orchard as one of these is planted in the Yard next to our home. Discovered by Ed Yates of Kentucky. Container grown sizes. DEC says “There is no Yates. It’s Juhl” (pronounced ‘jewel’)