Persimmon - Not growing well (forum)

Patricia starts with ...
I have a persimmon fuyu in Newcastle that does get a bit of wind. I have given it lots of nutriants and quality soil but it isn't taking off for me.

Does anybody have some hints? It is the Persimmon Fuyu Non Astringant variety
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Time: 22nd November 2007 9:27am

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Mrs Biggles says...
I have a fuyu persimmon and it did little for me. One year I got frustrated and pruned it during the winter. My neighbour nearly had kittens... you don't prune them etc. Anyway, good fertiliser and a good talking to about having to join the compost crew if it didn't start fruiting and low and behold, the next year, a small but solid crop. We haven't looked back since. I prune it probably every couple of years, just tip pruning though, and it is a lovely tree now. Mine gets wind too - we live in a very windy area of Perth, so wind shouldn't be a prob.

Good luck

Time: 30th November 2007 10:18pm

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