Our pick of top-producing grafted American persimmons! Deer seek out persimmons and will come to these trees for miles around. Every hunter knows that deer love persimmons. Persimmons are great for people too!

What you’ll receive: Deer Candy is our name for a hand-picked collection, not a single named variety. Each tree you order is one grafted American persimmon from the list below, and we choose the variety that will perform best in your USDA plant zone.

Each tree is a grafted, named American female persimmons and will bear fruit in 2-3 years depending on the care and climate they receive. Medium sized persimmon, 1.25-1.5″ long. Fruit has nutty flavor and ripens early. You can eat persimmons fresh, dried, or cooked. They are also commonly used around the world in jellies, drinks, pies, curries, and puddings.  Very productive, drops fruit between late August through October depending on variety and climate. Cold hardy to USDA plant zones 5-9.

Root-stock  is -Diospyros virginiana

Prok – Mature height 30′-50′ – Astringent

Yates (currently out of stock) – Mature height 30′-50′ – Astringent

Morris Burton – Mature height 30-50′ – Astringent

Want a specific variety? Add a note in the order notes field, or order that variety directly from its own page.

*Your trees might need to be gently pruned to fit in the appropriate sized box. This will not affect future health or hinder fruit production.

Root-stock  is -Diospyros virginiana- Astringent