Rojo Brillante
Variety of Persimmon · Diospyros kaki
Spain's Valencian export star – sold CO₂-treated as firm, crisp 'Persimon' worldwide.
Also known as: Persimon, Kaki Persimon
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmmildsweet
Profile
- Parentage
- spanische Lokalselektion, Ribera del Xúquer
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 260 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, elongated, bright red-orange fruit; firm and crisp after CO₂ treatment.
Growth
Astringent PVA type, very productive, adapted to the Mediterranean climate of Valencia.
Yield
Very high yields; seedless fruit, basis of the PDO 'Kaki Ribera del Xúquer'.
Notes
Also spoon-eaten soft as 'Classic'; sold de-astringed as 'Persimon'.
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