There are many varieties of persimmon trees cultivated in China. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 800 varieties, among which the famous or excellent varieties are: Damopan persimmon from Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Shanxi, Huojing persimmon from Lintong, Shaanxi, Jixin persimmon from Sanyuan and Gudang persimmon from Zhejiang. The shape of fruit varies with varieties, orange or red, with large sepals and blunt tips. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruit maturity is 9-65438+1October. Persimmon cultivation has a history of 300 years, and there are about 900 cultivated varieties, all of which are fruit trees.

The hydrated persimmon in Ma Quan ditch in the east of Pinglu County has been planted for about 1350 years. This variety of persimmon has no seeds, and the processed persimmon can be dissolved in water, so it is called "hydrated persimmon", which is a unique world persimmon treasure in Pinglu. After the persimmon tree germinated and unfolded its leaves, the branches grew rapidly and reached a certain length, and the tender shoots at the top began to wither and fall off, and the first axillary bud under it replaced the terminal bud, so the persimmon tree was a pseudo terminal bud. Persimmon is a tall tree with high crown, thick vertical trunk and central trunk, many main branches and obvious stratification. The suitable tree shape should be selected according to these characteristics and variety characteristics. For persimmon trees with strong dryness and obvious apical advantages, Junqianxiu (we call soft dates and black dates) is often used as rootstock, and the root system is shallow, generally in the surface layer of 20-40 cm. The root seedlings without transplanting can reach 3-4 meters vertically, and the lateral branches are more developed.

Collect fully ripe fruits, pile them up and soften them, then take out the seeds, wash them, store them in the sand or dry them. Sowing can be done from mid-March to early April in the following spring when the local temperature reaches 8 ~ 10℃. 2 ~ 3 days before sowing, dry seeds should be soaked in cold water or warm water at about 45℃. Persimmon trees have good sunshine and poor wind resistance. Therefore, the persimmon orchard should be selected in the plots and gullies in the lee of the sun, and shelter forests should be set around the persimmon orchard when necessary. Because it is potted, it is necessary to choose a parthenogenetic variety that does not pollinate. And the shape of the tree should be short. This is good for potted plants. The best planting time is late autumn and early winter in the south and spring in the north.