Persimmon (Hybrid), Fuyu

Fuyu Persimmon (Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu')

Fuyu is the world's most popular non-astringent persimmon, prized for its crisp texture, rich sweetness, and exceptional versatility. Unlike astringent persimmons, Fuyu can be enjoyed while still firm, much like an apple, or allowed to soften for an even richer, honey-like flavor. Its brilliant orange fruit, attractive glossy foliage, and vibrant fall color make it an outstanding addition to home orchards, food forests, and edible landscapes where beauty and productivity go hand in hand.

Key Characteristics

Sweet, non-astringent fruit ready to eat while firm
Fuyu produces medium to large, flattened orange fruit with crisp, sweet flesh that can be eaten directly from the tree before softening. As the fruit ripens further, it develops a richer, custard-like texture and deeper sweetness. It is excellent for fresh eating, salads, baking, dehydrating, preserves, and holiday desserts.

Late-season harvest extends the orchard season
Ripening in late fall after many other fruit trees have finished producing, Fuyu provides fresh fruit well into the autumn months. The brightly colored fruit often remains on the tree after the leaves have dropped, creating a spectacular ornamental display while extending harvests for the home orchard.

A valuable addition to food forests and regenerative orchards
Spring flowers attract native bees and other pollinators, while the dense canopy provides seasonal habitat for birds and beneficial insects. Fuyu integrates beautifully into fruit tree guilds with companion plants such as comfrey, clover, yarrow, chives, and flowering native perennials that improve soil health, attract pollinators, and encourage natural pest management.

Beautiful ornamental tree with dependable production
Beyond its delicious fruit, Fuyu offers glossy green foliage throughout summer followed by brilliant shades of orange, scarlet, and burgundy in autumn. Its moderate size makes it well suited to backyard orchards and edible landscapes, where it serves as both a productive fruit tree and an ornamental focal point.

Product Details

• Sun requirements: Full sun
• Soil requirements: Medium, well-drained
• Bloom time: May
• Bloom color: Creamy white to pale yellow
• Fruit qualities: Medium to large; flattened; bright orange; crisp when firm, soft and custard-like when fully ripe; exceptionally sweet and non-astringent
• Fruit uses: Fresh eating, salads, baking, drying, preserves, freezing
• Fruit ripening month: October – November
• Required chill hours: 100–300 hours
• Pollination requirements: Self-fertile; produces fruit without another tree, though additional persimmons may increase yields.
• USDA Hardiness zones: 7–10

Plant Fuyu Persimmon in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and provide regular watering during establishment. Minimal pruning is needed beyond shaping and removing crossing branches. Whether grown in a backyard orchard, food forest, or edible landscape, Fuyu rewards growers with dependable harvests of sweet, easy-to-eat fruit and outstanding ornamental beauty from spring through fall.