Deer Candy American Persimmon

A Precocious Treat for All

Another treat coming out of Jerry Lehman’s breeding and selection work, “Deer Candy” certainly lives up to its name.

The tree has a more upright growing habit and is rather precocious, sometimes beginning to produce within as little as 2-3 years. Fruits are beautifully orange, sweet and larger in size, averaging around 2 inches. The tree has a long production season and can hold some of its fruits well into December, especially the father south it is grown. This characteristic extends the harvest season significantly which can be highly advantageous to backyard growers, homesteaders, producers and hunters alike. Not just for the deer, “Deer Candy” is a real treat for anyone who gets the chance to partake of its sweet goodness!

• Part of Jerry Lehman’s breeding program
• Upright growth habit
• Precocious producer, sometimes bearing within 2-3 years
• Produces large, sweet fruits
• Can have an extended harvest window, especially further South
• Excellent choice for all applications and uses of persimmon fruit
• Ripens/Drops mid Autumn-early Winter (October-December)

USDA zones: 5b-9

Spacing: 15-20 foot centers

Grafted onto: Diospyros virginiana (Native American persimmon rootstock)

Other Considerations: Grafted American persimmons do not require a second cultivar for cross-polination. (This means that you do not need to buy two trees with different names.)