Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Among cold-hardy hybrid persimmons, Kasandra is one of the easiest to grow successfully. Its medium-sized fruit is exceptionally sweet, melting and richly flavoured, while ripening earlier than many Asian cultivars. This variety does not appear to be prone to alternate bearing.

Kasandra

Price range: 38,00 € through 49,75 €

An early-ripening modern hybrid persimmon, suitable for northern climates.

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SKU: 10823 Category: Persimmon trees

Description

Kasandra is an early-ripening persimmon – ready to harvest in October in northern France. The fruits are of a medium size, and when ripe the flesh is similar to a ripe date in texture. They are particularly sweet, and compare very well with traditional late-ripening persimmons.

Kasandra is an astringent persimmon, and after harvest the fruits need a period of 2-3 weeks to ripen off the tree. The process can be speeded-up by placing them near ripening apples, pears, or bananas, Alternatively the fruits can be left to hang on the tree into late autumn (even after the leaves have fallen), until they become soft.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Modern hybrid bred by David Lavergne, from a cross between Great Wall and an F2 male of Rosseyanka backcrossed towards Diospyros virginiana.

Origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

Use

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Parthenocarpic, sets fruit without pollination

Origin and identity

Parentage

Great Wall x F2 male of Rosseyanka

Synonyms

Kasandra, Kassandra

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Medium to strong vigour, upright habit

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 5 - very late.

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