Growing Hybrid Persimmons with Darren Bender-Beauregard (#93) #persimmon #persimmons #fruittrees

Once you had to choose: Either grow American persimmons that are hardy, but not great for fresh eating -  or grow the sweet and tasty Asian persimmons that thrived in warmer climates. Well, now you can enjoy the best of both by sourcing a hybrid persimmon. So in this episode, Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com chats with Darren Bender-Beauregard of Brambleberrypermaculture.com about growing hybrid persimmons in this episode. Photographs shared with permission from Buzz Ferver, Cliff England and Darren Bender-Beauregard Contacts: Darren Bender Beauregard https://www.brambleberrypermaculture.... Cliff England http://www.nuttrees.net/ Buzz Ferver https://www.perfectcircle.farm/ Susan Poizner at OrchardPeople.com https://orchardpeople.com/ Susan's online fruit tree care training workshops on grafting, pruning and more https://learn.orchardpeople.com/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 01:48 What are American Persimmons? 04:17 When to harvest American persimmons 06:01 Growing persimmons in cold climates 08:17 When and how to graft persimmon trees 09:59 What are Asian persimmons and how are they different than North American persimmons? 12:52 What are hybrid persimmons? 16:47 Espalier persimmon trees in hardiness zone 5 19:26 Growing persimmon trees in large pots 25:35 Growing persimmons in pots indoors 26:24 Cliff England's work with persimmons in the US 29:29 Persimmon diversity in flavors and colors 31:35 Persimmons for wildlife and where to get persimmon cultivars 34:33 The best type of grafting for persimmons 35:51 Using persimmon suckers as rootstock 39:08 How long does it take for persimmon seedlings to produce fruit? 41:43 Learning fruit tree grafting 42:40 How to eat persimmons 43:58 How to identify male and female persimmon blossoms 44:47 Persimmon flavors And if you are ready to learn more about fruit tree care, read on! 🌳 Learn specialist fruit tree pruning, pest and disease management, young tree care and more in one of Orchard People’s premium online courses: https://learn.orchardpeople.com/ 🍑 To purchase recommended fruit tree care products and books visit Orchard People's online store: https://orchardpeople.com/shop/ 🍐 For monthly fruit tree care content updates sign up for Orchard People's free monthly newsletter and to receive a free 11-page eBook "Growing Fruit Trees That Thrive" visit: https://orchardpeople.com/growing-fru... 🍎 For more videos, eBooks and podcasts about fruit tree care, visit https://orchardpeople.com/. Orchard People has made fruit tree care easier for thousands of home growers, gardeners and arborists in North America and beyond since 2013. Visit our website for more in depth information on fruit tree care and maintenance! https://orchardpeople.com.