Fuyu Persimmon Tree

The Fuyu Persimmon tree not only provides delicious, nutritious fruit, but it is also a stunning tree, adding beautiful autumn color and showcasing attractive orange fruits that resemble ornaments on bare branches in late fall. Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu', a Japanese persimmon, produces medium-large, round, flattened fruit with reddish-orange skin. Non-astringent, this sweet and flavorful fruit is crunchy when ripe and is also known as the Apple Persimmon.

Fuyu is a small, deciduous tree with slightly drooping branches and oblong, leathery, glossy blue-green leaves that transform into brilliant orange-red in autumn. As the leaves drop to the ground, they expose the shiny, reddish-orange persimmons on bare branches. Low-chill and self-fertile, Fuyu-Jiro bears fruit at a young age and is a heavy producer, even with just one tree, in mild winter areas requiring 200 chill hours or less. The fruit can be eaten while still crisp and is also excellent for cooking or drying.