Kaki Tipo

Variety of Persimmon · Diospyros kaki

Traditional Italian market persimmon – spoon-soft when ripe, with seeds and brown-flecked, sweet flesh.

Also known as: Tipo

🇮🇹 Italy

Taste & characteristics

sweettenderaromatic

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Medium, round to heart-shaped fruit with orange-red skin; brown-marbled flesh when seeded.

PVNA type, widely grown in Italy, robust and reliably productive.

High yields; Italy's leading cultivar for soft, spoon-eating consumption.

Must be fully ripe and soft; astringent while firm.

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