While traditional persimmons do best in warm climates Russian Beauty is a modern hybrid persimmon suitable for northern European climates with cold winters and short summers. In northern France this variety ripens in mid-October. Fruit size and flavour are good
Russian Beauty is classified as an astringent persimmon, so the fruits should be stored for a few weeks after harvest to give them time to soften and ripen. Alternatively you can leave the fruits hanging on the tree into early winter, and pick them when they are soft.
Variety characteristics
Variety origin
Hybrid bred at the Nikita Botanical Garden in Crimea in the 1950s, considered one of the first successful hybrids between Asian persimmon and American persimmon.
Origin
Period of origin
USDA zone
Flowering
Harvest period
Eating / keeping period
Use
Sweetness / acidity
Disease resistance
Self-fertility
Origin and identity
Parentage
Diospyros virginiana x Diospyros kaki
Synonyms
Rosseyanka, Rossiyanka, Russian Beauty
Growth and adaptation
Vigour and habit
Strong vigour, upright habit, rapid growth
