Persimmon Fuyu root invasiveness (forum)

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Hi. I want to plant a Fuyu Persimmon in my garden bed in which there is a council’s sewer pipe I think around 90cm below its top soil. I did some research and noticed that Fuyu has tap root. Can you please advise if this is going to be an issue in long term. Thanks.

Time: 8th August 2020 9:46pm

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David01 says...
Hi bobDal,

Fuyu is a med size tree. You need to plant the tree away from the sewer pipe at least 1.5m to avoid blocking/damage sewerage pipe in the future. Below is my Fuyu around 20y old. Cheers.
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Time: 10th August 2020 11:36am

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bobDal says...
Thanks David. So I need to plant it in clay area of my back yard and not in garden bed. My question is that if I make a 1mx1m mound with compost/top soil and a bit of clay for a max depth of around 30cm, is this going to be OK? Thanks

Time: 11th August 2020 1:43pm

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David01 says...
Hi bobDal,

My Fuyu planted direct on the clay soil but it was 2 years old. If you want to plant a young tree in ground then it is good idea to build a mound as suggested. Fuyu does not like too much water during the wet season if the ground is too wet, all the young fruits will be aborted/dropped. Also, you need to cover the young plant during the hot day. attached is my fuyu fruit look like. Cheers
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Time: 13th August 2020 12:12pm

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David01 says...
Also, fuyu can produce more than 500 fruits/year after 10 years. Cheers

Time: 13th August 2020 4:59pm

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