Peewee Kiwis and Other Sweet Delights

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June/July 2004
By Lee Reich 
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Sources: Forestfarm, Oikos, One Green World, Raintree

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American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

A thoroughly ripened persimmon is a fruit of the gods (which is what the botanical name means). To get fruit from most varieties, you need a separate male tree, but the variety "Szukis" will bear without cross-pollination. The best-tasting persimmons are like wet dried-apricots drizzled in honey. The tree leafs out late, but the leaves look as healthy and as fresh all summer as they do in spring. Orange fruits cling to the leafless branches like edible Christmas ornaments until December. Make sure to plant a variety that both ripens during your growing season and is known to taste good.

Sources: Burnt Ridge, Edible Landscaping, Forestfarm, Hidden Springs, Nolin River, Oikos, Raintree

Uncommon Fruit Sources

Burnt Ridge Nursery* 432 Burnt Ridge Road Onalaska, WA 98570 (360) 985-2873 landru.myhome.net/burntridge
Edible Landscaping* 361 Spirit Ridge Lane Afton, VA 22920 (800) 524-4156 www.ediblelandscaping.com
Forestfarm * 990 Tetherow Road Williams, OR 97544-9599 (541) 846-7269 www.forestfarm.com
Hidden Springs Nursery* 170 Hidden Springs Lane Cookeville, TN 38501 (931) 268-2592
Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery 797 Port Wooden Road Upton, KY 42784 (270) 369-8551 www.nolinnursery.com
Oikos Tree Crops P.O. Box 19425 Kalamazoo, MI 49019-0425 (269) 624-6233 www.oikostreecrops.com
Northwoods Nursery/ One Green World* 28696 South Cramer Road Molalla, OR 97038-8576 (877) 353-4028 www.onegreenworld.com
Peterson Pawpaws (pawpaw seeds and plants) P.O. Box 1011 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 (304) 535-3125 www.petersonpawpaws.com
Raintree Nursery* 391 Butts Road Morton, WA 98356 (360) 496-6400 www.RaintreeNursery.com

*Source for hardy kiwifruits, Actinidia arguta and A. kolomikta.

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