Item Number: FT232
Jiro', Fuyu Persimmon, Tree
Crisp and sweet, versatile fruit.
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Description
Description
Jiro Fuyu makes persimmons wonderfully approachable by producing crisp, sweet fruit that can be eaten while still firm. The medium-sized fruit has a squat, tomato-like shape and ripens to vivid deep orange, with dense flesh that offers a clean sweetness and satisfying bite without the mouth-puckering astringency of traditional Hachiya types. Slice it into salads, eat it out of hand like an apple, add it to cheese boards, or use it in baking, drying, and preserves. The tree brings beauty through several seasons: glossy green leaves create a handsome summer canopy, brilliant autumn foliage develops as temperatures cool, and bright fruit provides late-season color. For gardeners who want an easy fresh-eating persimmon with broad kitchen versatility, Jiro Fuyu is an especially practical choice. Its crisp texture, compact fruit shape, and ornamental presence make the harvest both inviting and distinctive. Jiro was found as a chance seedling in nineteenth-century Shizuoka, Japan, and named for the grower Jirokichi Matsumoto.
Give Jiro Fuyu full sun and well-drained soil with room for a standard tree on D. lotus rootstock. Establish a strong framework while young, then prune lightly because persimmons fruit on current-season growth from older wood. Harvest when the fruit reaches full orange color.
Jiro Fuyu is self-fruitful and can set a crop alone. Adding another persimmon nearby can encourage more pollinator activity and may support production while providing a dramatically different fruit texture and use.
Jiro Fuyu Persimmon Tree Details
- Fruit: Medium-sized, squat, tomato-shaped fruit with vivid deep-orange skin
- Flavor and texture: Sweet, dense, crisp, and non-astringent when firm
- Best uses: Fresh eating, salads, cheese boards, baking, drying, and preserves
- Harvest: Mid-October to late November
- USDA zones: 7–10
- Chill hours: About 200 hours
- Tree size: Standard on D. lotus rootstock
- Rootstock: D. Lotus
- Pollination: Self-fruitful; another persimmon can encourage additional pollinator activity
- Recommended pollinizers or companions: For soft, custardy dessert fruit, add Hachiya Persimmon
- Special care: Harvest after full orange color develops; prune lightly once the permanent framework is established
- Something Special: Jiro was found as a chance seedling in nineteenth-century Shizuoka, Japan, and named for the grower Jirokichi Matsumoto.
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Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
Features
Features
- Bare Root
- Self-fruitful
- Suited to Warmer Climates
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
When planting Persimmons, it is important to remember that persimmons are not water loving plants. After the tree is planted it should be watered in with a good soaking to remove air pockets in the soil and then left alone. The plant shouldn’t be watered again until the buds start to break. Excessive watering is the primary cause of failure in bare root Persimmons. They will benefit from periodic wetting of the trunk, however, to help against desiccation. Suggested spacing is 20 feet apart.
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Guarantee
Guarantee
Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee
* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
Terms and Conditions
We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee.
Instructions
We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:
Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft.
Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees
If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
Required Documentation
- Order number
- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
- Photos of each tree or plant showing:
- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
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It's hard to find Persimmons in California for sale. So I was very excited when I saw this persimmon available for me. Right now it's in its own pot and will be transferred to a larger container when I find one which will probably be next winter when I transplant it. The roof ball and the tree were very healthy. I also got a spicy Z and both plants were at least 4 ft tall. That's a nice size for a fruit tree to begin its life in my garden in Northern california. I'm looking forward to having grapefruit, but even if it doesn't fruit I just love having trees blooming and growing in my yard. This will be a welcome addition
Expected it to be in a pot and nit just bare roots
Delivered just need to plant it now.
I ordered 3 fruit trees and they came in good condition. After planting, I am seeing one starts growing leaves and one is blooming. i expect the third one to grow leaves soon when the weather gets a little warmer. Customer service is excellent and I get answers pretty quick. Would like to order more next year if I get more space.
It is staring to grow and looks so great.
Thank you.
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