How To Plant Persimmon Seeds
Persimmon seeds require at least one cold period followed by a warm period before they are able to germinate.
How to plant persimmon seeds. If you can imagine in the wild fruit falls to the ground and gets eaten or rots seeds remain on the ground through winter buried amongst leaves and brush then in spring they finally germinate. The seed should be planted 2 deep in sterile potting soil and placed in a bright location where the temperature is at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Plant the seeds at a depth of 2 inches and then set the pots in a warm bright location.
Over the winter these pots were sitting outside to stratify the seeds and the frost heaved the soil until many of the seeds ended up sitting on the surface and drying out. Persimmons hate being transplanted and are supposed to be very dependent on native forest mycelium so I dug up some soil out of the nearby woods put it in pots and planted the seeds inside. Once you have soaked and cleaned the seeds they want a period of cold stratification.
Time required for germination. American persimmons can grow very tall up to 50 feet so. Next the persimmon seeds should be potted and encased in plastic until they begin to sprout and finally planted directly in the soil outdoors.
If daytime temperatures stay below 70 degrees Fahrenheit try warming the pots. Bare root plants should go. Asian persimmon trees prefer climates where the temperature doesnt fall below 0 F 18 C and must be planted in early spring.
Plant your persimmon seeds twice as deep as their length in a pot during the winter and let them sit until the last frost. To grow Persimmon from seed choose a fully ripe unblemished persimmon. Remove the center of one half and discard then remove the seeds with your fingers or scrap it out with a spoon.
Below are some ideas to get you started. After that keep them watered if there is no rain. The first step in growing persimmons from seeds is to cut a ripe fruit or two open.