fruit tree variety
Saijo
Asian Persimmon · Diospyros kaki
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 7a–8b
- Chill hours
- 100 to 400 below 45°F
- Days to harvest
- 180 to 240
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- 30 to 50 years
At a glance
Extremely sweet (the name means 'best one' in Japanese), soft custard texture when ripe with deep honey flavor; fresh, drying. Cold-hardy astringent.
Growing Saijo
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Saijo by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other asian persimmon varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Fuyu
Mild, honey-sweet, crisp like an apple when firm; the friendly entry-level persimmon, no astringency. Slice in…
- Hachiya
Intensely sweet, custard-soft, complex tropical-honey flavor when fully ripe; astringent and inedible until so…
- Jiro
Sweet, mild, crisp; non-astringent like Fuyu but with slightly larger fruit. Eats firm or soft. Productive and…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Saijo asian persimmon grow in?
Saijo grows in USDA zones 7a through 8b.
- How does Saijo compare to other asian persimmon varieties?
Saijo is one of 4 asian persimmon varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full asian persimmon variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Japanese Persimmon", by Kim, via iNaturalist, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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