In the Chortkivsky district of the Ternopil region, farmer Ivan Merlavsky grows 40 varieties of persimmons.
The gardener brought the first seedlings from America. They are frost-resistant, can withstand temperatures up to -26 ° C. In the first year, the farmer harvested a small crop.
The weight of one fruit was 200-250 g. Those trees that are female bear fruit. Although there are many hybrid varieties, he said.
The farmer explained that persimmon is a rather atypical tree for the Ternopil region. Its homeland is the Caucasus and Japan.
You can buy seedlings in local markets. They are brought from Italy, Greece, Turkey. Persimmon, according to breeders, has more than 725 species. For persimmons, according to Ivan Vasilyevich, you need to choose a sunny place so that there are no drafts. So the tree will quickly develop and grow. The host plants young trees in pots, they winter in the basement.
The gardener always places walnut shells on the bottom of the pots, says that they better perform the function of drainage. However, you can take proven claydite.
Black earth is not suitable for an overseas tree, peat or special soil for citrus is better. When in May Ivan Merlavsky plants persimmons in open ground, he tries to deepen the seedlings 10 centimeters below the soil level.