persimmon trees
By Goldcroft
s. yorkshire,
United Kingdom 
my kids found seeds in a fruit and planted them.They are now 2yrs on and about 10inches high . Are they hardy enough to live outside ,Ive over wintered them in a cold greenhouse so far ?We live in Sheffield S Yorks . will they ever fruit?
29 Oct, 2008
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Hi Goldcroft. Most persimmon are hardy in USDA zones 5 to 11 so we are almost certainly OK in sunny Yorkshire.They do fruit eventually from seed but it can take many years. Far quicker from cuttings.
John.
30 Oct, 2008