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Persimmons
Chocolate Persimmon
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Chocolate persimmon belongs to a specific Japanese category called PVNA (pollination-variant non-astringent), meaning its flesh only becomes fully firm-eating and develops its distinctive brown streaking when properly pollinated — an unusual and genuinely confusing horticultural quirk that sets PVNA types apart from both fully astringent varieties like Hachiya and fully non-astringent ones like Fuyu.
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Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 7-10
Chill hours
~200 hours
Pollination
Needs a pollinator to develop its characteristic non-astringent, streaked flesh.
Care info
Flesh quality depends heavily on pollination — plant with a pollinator variety for the best firm-eating texture.
Recommendations
Plant with a compatible pollinator to get the distinctive brown streaking and firm-eating quality.
Flavor Profile
Sweet and mild when pollinated and firm; still edible unpollinated but only once fully soft
Quick facts
Skin color
Orange with brown streaking inside
Size
Medium
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 7-10
Chill hours
200