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Thoughts on Persimmon trees?
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:01 am
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:01 am
My brother in law wants to plant some on my hunting property for the deer. Anyone have experience with them? What little I've read makes them seem pretty maintenance free once planted. Thoughts?
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Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:04 am to ElDawgHawg
they aare great attractant. grow easy and produce well with little work
If you have food plots though be prepared for them to pop up all over the plots each year as the seeds traverse the gut of deer, yotes, and hogs without damage and then land in a pile of natural fertilizer.
If you have food plots though be prepared for them to pop up all over the plots each year as the seeds traverse the gut of deer, yotes, and hogs without damage and then land in a pile of natural fertilizer.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:05 am to ElDawgHawg
The Asian ones all produce fruit, the American ones need to cross pollinate and don't all produce fruit
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:05 am to ElDawgHawg
All I know is that I used to pick them with my grandpa and they stained every piece of clothing I had on 
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:06 am to winner
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the American ones need to cross pollinate and don't all produce fruit
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:07 am to ElDawgHawg
Make sure you put something around them to protect them from the deer tearing up the small trees.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:12 am to ElDawgHawg
It's deer candy, I have also been told that the wood brings a pretty good price.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:13 am to auggie
good stuff guys! thanks!
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:15 am to ElDawgHawg
They drop early, normally almost done by October 1st...
Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:28 am to wickowick
Yeah, I'm not necessarily concerned with hunting over them, we are trying to create as many supplemental food sources as we can around the property. It's a small tract that sits in the middle of a heavily pressured area. We are planting some chestnuts as well and hopefully some honeysuckle. we also are setting up mineral sites and have to pretty well established food plots. I want it to be a smorgasbord for wildlife.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 1:25 pm to ElDawgHawg
persimmons work well, if you can plant them where they get a little sun...
like all other fruits, they only bear for a short time, so you need to plant some other stuff to fill the gaps (i.e. oaks, pear trees, etc.)...
like all other fruits, they only bear for a short time, so you need to plant some other stuff to fill the gaps (i.e. oaks, pear trees, etc.)...
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:09 pm to Spankum
Great for early season bow hunting. I planted a dozen on my property in NELA the beginning of this yr that I purchased from mossy oak native nurseries(bought the tree tubes they sell which act as a small greenhouse and protect from wildlife). Go to their website they have all kinds on informational videos on persimmon trees. They say its 50/50 male/female which only the females will fruit
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:17 pm to wickowick
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normally almost done by October 1st
Like pears and crabapples.
Gotta open season up a little early around those.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:20 pm to ElDawgHawg
i think the word is dioecious. they have male and female trees, so it is best to plant them in groups. Great wildlife trees. They typical fruit in October, so plant them where you plan to do your early season bowhunting.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:26 pm to Mung
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i think the word is dioecious.
damn you dun brought learnin' to the OB
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:26 pm to tenfoe
My old lease in Jonesville had a little grove that held fruit into November. Killed a decent 8 point in a bachelor group that was traveling between those trees and palmettos that were producing.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:35 pm to AlxTgr
I have a few crabapple trees on my main lease, that almost every year have a group of bucks eating under them every day for the first week of October, until they are done dropping.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:43 pm to Palo Gaucho
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Make sure you put something around them to protect them from the deer tearing up the small trees.
yeah, going to have to put something around the sapling.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 2:51 pm to mikeytig
Use the flexible corrugated plastic drainage pipe with holes precut in it. It works well and will not trap water against the trunk.
Like I did here with peach trees:
You can also graft the more common table fare Asian persimmons to an American persimmon tree once it is established and it will produce both fruits and over a longer time period.
Like I did here with peach trees:
You can also graft the more common table fare Asian persimmons to an American persimmon tree once it is established and it will produce both fruits and over a longer time period.
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