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Early Golden

Variety of Persimmon · Diospyros virginiana
Historic foundational variety, parent of many modern cultivars.
Edible value8Medicinal value4Other uses5
🇺🇸 USA 1880

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
60-Chromosomen-Rasse (Suedform)
Breeder
Eingefuehrt in Illinois
Pollination
dioecious – separate male and female plants
Fruit weight
25 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

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

Description

Fruit

Medium golden-orange fruit with sweet, aromatic flesh.

Growth

Medium-vigour tree of the southern 60-chromosome race; needs a longer season.

Yield

Reliable, early ripening for the southern race.

Notes

Partly self-fertile; genetic basis of many breeding lines.

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