Persimmon are like candy to the deer here. The trees grow fast and the seeds get spread by the ***** and coyotes. Get several if you can cause there is a male and female tree so they have to cross pollinate to produce fruit.

 

What kind are they selling? Guessing they are not selling the wild persimmon trees that most are familiar with.

 

I planted 100 persimmon trees 15 years ago. Deer absolutely love them, but so do ***** and possums, and they can climb. Long story short, the trees I planted don't produce every year. However, the volunteers that sprouted from coyote scat, produce in about 5 years. Not sure why, but that's my experience. Also keep in mind that persimmon trees are either male or female...you need at least one male to produce fruit. No idea how to tell the difference, but if you only plant 2, there's a reasonable probability that you could end up with two males or two females. I don't think gender flexibility has made its way to the plant community yet, LOL.

 

Definitely keep the "sex" of the tree in mind as some have mentioned.

Also, deer will only eat them after they're ripe. Also as stated, racoons, possums, coyotes and birds love them too so they don't last long once they ripen. That said, they are definitely a deer magnet (if they get to them before they're gone), at least they are here in SC.

 

I would recommend planting at least 10. The effort is worth the reward with Persimmon tree planting, IMO.

 

Persimmon trees are a deer magnet period. They absolutely love the ripe ones. When hunting near one with ripe fruit, I'll tie a rope to the tree and then across to my stand. Give a quick tug and the fruit will fall. If there is a deer with in hearing distance they will come running.:wink:

 

Yeah don't do this in IN

 

I guess my experiences are unique as the persimmons will be the last food source they hit...if acorns, cherries, apples, beans, corn, etc...are plentiful, I have them walk right past the persimmons, maybe stopping for a quick bite, but never hammering them as others have reported.

Joe

 

I guess my experiences are unique as the persimmons will be the last food source they hit...if acorns, cherries, apples, beans, corn, etc...are plentiful, I have them walk right past the persimmons, maybe stopping for a quick bite, but never hammering them as others have reported.

Joe

Joe ya got a deer smorgasbord going there. Way too many choices.:smile:

 

Persimmon are like gold where I hunt, but only for the first week or so of the season then the fruit is all dropped. In some areas It drops b4 the season-if that's the case with your area they would be of no value to you. Also I cant remember which one bears fruit-either the male of female but even the ones that are the right sex don't always bear fruit and this is no exaggeration, of the 100s of persimmon trees I know about only a few of them are good produces (worth hunting) and they produce every year. If you going to invest the time to grow trees make sure they are from a reputable seller and that they are grafted from a known producer, If you can keep the bears from climbing and breaking them grafted ones will produce for sure where one grown from seedling will rarely produce.

 

Always had a difficult time getting persimmon trees to take root. Apple trees and pear trees tend to take root much easier.

 

"Attract deer" is an understatement. Find ripe persimmons falling and there WILL be deer. They don't last long though. They are tasty too.

 

No they don't (last long) and yes indeed they are (tasty). Love me some persimmon jam and persimmon scones.

 

Persimmons are excellent ! make sure and give them plenty of sun and space, plant at least 10. lots of different varieties, i would recommend the american persimmon over the Japanese and others .

 

Thanks for the replies. The trees they are selling are grafted females, so I'll have to find a male tree.

 

https://mdc6.mdc.mo.gov/Applications/TreeSeedling/Home/ProductDetails/56?

 

I agree with the others. Ripe persimmons are like crack to deer. Unfortunately it seems as though once very plentiful here in southern Ohio there are now fewer and hard to find. The same can be said with Mulberry trees. I would probably fight the deer off for a few buckets of ripe mulberries lol.

 

My farm is loaded with persimmons. We also have quite a bit of pawpaw’s that are producing this year.

 

I will add that if you ever hunt property that has a group of paw paw trees, be ready. Deer will walk past almost everything to eat ripe paw paws.

 

:thumbs_up

 

Anybody in Wisconsin ever plant persimmon trees? How do they do in our climate? Where do you buy them?

 

Persimmon trees in the south are the best thing there is. They don't last long but when you find a big tree setup close by. When the fruit hits the ground they will come grab it. Then walk back and bed down until the next one hits the ground

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