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Early Golden Persimmon Description

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A great American Persimmon Variety, Early Golden American Persimmon has 1-1/2″ diameter fruit that becomes very sweet and deep orange when ripe. Early Goolden Persimmon has a delicious taste that can be similar to dates.

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Commonly called the American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, or sugar plum. It ranges from southern Connecticut/Long Island to Florida, and west to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Kansas. American persimmon trees are very common in the South Atlantic, Gulf states and especially near the Mississippi River.

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American persimmon fruit are round or oval and orange-yellow. They range in size from 2cm to 6cm in diameter and fruits ripen in late fall or early winter.

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What is the best persimmon to grow? We grow many persimmons, and share details on all of them. We grow varieties like Chinebuli, Dar Sophievki, Gor Roman Kosh, Barbra's Blush, Prok, 100-46 by Jerry Lehman, H-63 Claypool, and Nikita's Gift.