Diospyros kaki ‘Tone Wase’ – Early Japanese Persimmon with Honey-Sweet Flavor

Diospyros kaki ‘Tone Wase’ – Early Japanese Persimmon with Honey-Sweet Flavor

Diospyros kaki ‘Tone Wase’ is a highly valued Japanese persimmon variety, famous for its early ripening, exceptional sweetness, and reliable productivity. It’s an ideal choice for gardeners who want to enjoy delicious, home-grown persimmons even in cooler climates.

The fruits are large, round to slightly flattened, with a bright orange skin and rich, honey-like taste. The flesh is firm and juicy when harvested early, becoming soft, sweet, and non-astringent when fully ripe. This variety is self-pollinating, so it bears fruit abundantly even when planted alone.

🌿 Key Features:

• Origin: Japan

• Type: self-pollinating

• Ripening time: late September – early October

• Fruit: large, orange-red, glossy skin

• Flavor: honey-sweet, non-astringent, aromatic

• Height: 4–5 m

• Soil: light, fertile, and well-drained

• Hardiness: up to –15°C

💚 Advantages:

• Very early-ripening – among the earliest persimmon varieties

• Self-fertile, easy to grow and productive

• Exceptionally sweet, flavorful fruits

• Great for fresh eating, drying, or desserts

• Highly ornamental with bright orange fruits and golden foliage in autumn

✨ Diospyros kaki ‘Tone Wase’ combines beauty, productivity, and sweetness – a perfect addition to any garden that offers a taste of Japan’s finest autumn fruit.

Important! The plants are bare rooted, ennobled. Because of the limitation in the dimensions of the transport package, the plants can be cut at 100 cm in height.

This native variety develops medium sized fruits. The plants are in high yield.