Q. I recently received a large bag of home-grown Fuyu
persimmons given to me, grown in California. Will the Fuyu Persimmon tree survive
our Las Vegas climate? If the tree will
grow here?
A. Nearly all of the persimmons will grow in this
climate. I wouldn't recommend the variety called ‘Hachiya’ but Fuyu, giant
Fuyu, Coffee Cake, and most of the others will grow here if they are planted
correctly in amended soil and not part of a desert landscape surrounded by rock
mulch.
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| Immature Hachiya persimmon. Hachiya may not be the best type of persimmon to grow in the desert unless you are in a backyard situation, protected from the wind and plenty of moist air. |
The fruit is good quality but
the fruit may sunburn because of our high light intensity.
It is important to surface mulch
them with wood mulch, fertilize them once a year, prune them in a very similar
manner to most other fruit trees and irrigate them as you would any other
landscape plant.
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| Giant Fuyu which does well in the desert |
