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| Saijo Flowers. 6.19.17 |
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| Saijo Flowers. 6.19.17 |
The leaves on Saijo are much greener this year. I'm attributing that to correcting a soil, magnesium deficiency, via dose of Epsom salts. That was 1/4 cup in 2-gallon watering can, late winter. I did add 1/8 cup Epsom salts in 2 gallon water, last weekend as well.
Nikita's Gift Persimmon flowers are swelling but not open yet. Yates American Persimmon flowers are even smaller, possibly because they are smaller anyway, as an American persimmon. Speculation on my part. I am watching them with interest. Since American Persimmons are smaller, compared to Asian Persimmons, maybe they don't need as long to develop in the warm summer weather.
The last one is Prairie Star (Or Prairie Sun?) American Persimmon, which I planted 3 years ago. First year, it was eaten off by rabbits. This year, most of the leaves were destroyed by hail. It has a little regrowth now. It's only about 18 inches tall. Maybe growth on the remaining stems will be good this year and give it a better boost for the future. Of course, no flower buds at this small size.
Edit: Earlier version of this post stated "coffee cake persimmon". I should have stated "chocolate".
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