Growing persimmon (american)
berry / bush fruit
WINTER CHILL NEEDED
~100–400 hrs
POLLINATION
Partly self-fertile — crops much better with a partner
Pollination
Most named varieties fruit alone, but crop better with a male or a second variety; some are strictly female and need a pollinizer.
Growing it
Zones 4-9. Very cold-hardy; fruit is only edible when fully soft and jelly-like. Grafted named types fruit far younger than seedlings.
Will you get enough chill?
Persimmon (American) needs roughly 100–400 hours between 32 and 45 °F over winter to break dormancy evenly. Check your area with the chill hours calculator. Low-chill breeding has pushed many varieties well below the figure here, so read the plant tag.
Chill and pollination are given at the fruit-type level; specific cultivars can differ. Values are typical ranges for home-garden planning.