Ichi Ki Kei Jiro Persimmon Tree

Ichi Ki Kei Jiro Persimmon Tree Is The Most Cold Hardy Persimmon Tree Offering Non-Astringent Fruit

Grow Sweet, Early-Ripening Fruit with the Ichi Ki Kei Jiro Persimmon Tree

Enjoy crisp, sweet, bright-orange fruit earlier in the season with the Ichi Ki Kei Jiro Persimmon Tree—a compact, cold-hardy variety perfect for small gardens, patios, and container growing. Fruit ripens early, stays firm when ripe, and delivers a unique banana-mango flavor.

The Ichi ki Kei Jiro Oriental persimmon is a non-astringent persimmon variety that ripens earlier than most other persimmons. Non-astringent means they stay crisp like an apple, similar to the famous Fuyu Persimmon tree.

Producing medium to large-sized fruit that is bright orange in color, Japanese persimmons are very nutritionally dense and healthy, and always sweet! Fully ripe fruit will stay firm to the touch and are oblong and shaped like a donut.

The Ichi ki Kei Jiro persimmon taste can be described as sugary and mellow, like a banana and a mango mixed. This hardy Asian persimmon tree is extremely easy to grow, good for small yards, and home gardens for extra special edible landscaping options.

Oriental Persimmon Tree Care

Persimmon fruit trees are self-fertile meaning they do not need another tree nearby to cross-pollinate and produce fruit. All you need is one persimmon tree and you'll have enough edible fruit to feed the whole family.

Grow the Ichi persimmon tree across the United States in USDA hardiness zones 6-9. It is perfect for growers in colder zones that still want to grow this sweet and tasty fruit!

The mature size of this diospyros kaki tree is up to 8-10 feet tall and wide. Staying small and compact, you can even grow the Ichi tree in containers on your patio for gardeners in small spaces.

Full sun is required for best fruit production as well as slightly acidic and well-draining soil. The tree will bear fruit 2-4 years after planting and is best harvested from September to October, which is earlier than most other persimmons.

Be sure to water regularly to help the tree establish a strong root system during the first year of planting.

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When you order from Perfect Plants, you're buying directly from a trusted grower with over 40 years of experience. Since 1980, our family-run nursery in sunny Florida has nurtured top-quality plants with expert care. We grow, pack, and ship every tree ourselves—so it arrives healthy, happy, and ready to thrive in your garden.

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