Fuyu Persimmon Are the Most Popular Non-Astringent Persimmon Cultivar
Enjoy the most widely planted and easy to grow asian persimmon
- Non-Astringent: Sweetness you can enjoy fresh right off the tree
- Self-Fertile: Heavy yields from just one single tree, no pollinator required
- Low Chill Hours: Thrives in zones 7-10 and produces with as little as 100-200 chill hours
- Early Bearing Fruit: Produces it's first harvest within 2-3 years
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Delicious Flavor: Perfect for fresh eating, baking, drying, and preserves
Fuyu Persimmon Trees produce sweet, non-astringent fruit with no bitterness. Easy to grow, self-pollinating, and packed with fall color, this low-maintenance fruit tree is ideal for home gardens and edible landscapes across zones 7-10.
These are by far one of the most recognized and most cultivar in the Diospyros kaki family. They will grow upright with many lateral branches which allow for hundreds of ripe fruit to proliferate in the fall harvesting season. In addition to their obvious edible allures, Fuyu persimmon leaves will change color in the fall to shades of yellows, oranges, and reds. All while the fruit is still hanging on the tree! While most other trees go dormant, they put on an impressive color display.
What Do Fuyu Persimmon Taste Like?
A Fuyu Asian persimmon tastes a bit like a pumpkin crossed with an apple with a ripe texture ranging from a crisp peach to sweet jelly. Their fruit is medium to large in size with a bright orange color with the added benefit of being shelf stable for a number of weeks. They are an absolute delight to your tastebuds!
Are Fuyu Persimmons Self Pollinating?
Fuyu persimmon are self-pollinating fruit trees – meaning they do not need another tree for cross-pollination. However, having another persimmon tree nearby will increase the fruit load meaning more delicious ripe persimmon fruit for you!
Fuyu Tree Care At a Glance
Fuyu is about as forgiving as fruit trees get, which is a big part of why it is the most planted persimmon in the country. Give it a sunny spot with plenty of sun and slightly acidic soil that drains, keep it watered through its first season, and then largely leave it alone. Ours settle in fast and start carrying fruit in just 2-3 years.
Key Care Takeaways
- Full Sun: Six hours minimum, eight is better for sweeter fruit
- Slight Acidic Soil: pH 6.0 to 7.0, well-drained, but tolerant of sand or clay
- Water: Deeply 2-3 times a week the first season except after rain, then only during dry spells
- Spacing: Allow 15-20 feet of spacing from each other and structures
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Where do Fuyu Persimmon grow best?
Sunlight
Full Sun
Foliage Color
Green
Mature Width
15-20 ft
Mature Height
18-20 ft
Growing Zones7, 8, 9, 10







