[nafex] Yates persimmon update

Hi folks,
I previously posted in 2014 that I was perplexed why my 'Yates'
persimmon contained seeds for the first time since I planted it. The
tree has been bearing for about 4 years total. I live in an area with
only 60 chromosome natives. There are no other 90 chromosome trees
nearby (to my knowledge) except in my orchard. In 2014 these consisted
of 3 selected varieties of grafted female kakis, 2 of which were old
enough to bloom, and the Yates.

Last year each Yates fruit contained 5 - 6 fully formed seeds. This
year, they contain an average of about 1 seed per fruit. Most fruits are
seedless, some have had up to 3 seeds per fruit.

What has changed: I performed winter pruning this spring so it is
possible that I pruned off a branch on a tree that had previously
produced male flowers. I lost my Wase Fuyu during our unusually cold
winter so it did not produce flowers this spring. The third kaki
produced blooms for the first time in 2015.

What I discovered: I evaluated each surviving persimmon tree for male
flowers this spring. I detected none. Although I was looking for sports,
so if I saw a branch covered with female flowers, I did not examine each
flower on the branch, it is possible that I missed individual male
flowers (if that occurs).

I propagated every seed from the 2014 Yates crop. I guess I will find
out what the 2014 pollinizer was in 8 years or so!

Betsy Hilborn
7a Central NC


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