Persimmon Tree

[aholdren]

I have a real good persimmon tree on a property that I hunt, and was curious as to when I should focus alot of attention to hunting or hanging a camera by it. I would assume that after a frost that they would begin to fall. Its location is between a bedding area and an oak flat that has an extreme amount of road noise from a four lane highway.

 

[Jackalope]

I have a real good persimmon tree on a property that I hunt, and was curious as to when I should focus alot of attention to hunting or hanging a camera by it. I would assume that after a frost that they would begin to fall. Its location is between a bedding area and an oak flat that has an extreme amount of road noise from a four lane highway.

As soon as they start to fall, however this may be difficult to notice as they hit them like crack.. I swear they stand under them waiting with their mouth open.. So I would say now.

 

[cotty16]

I don't think I've ever seen a persimmon tree. I had to google it. They look kinda like apricots.

 

[epe]

One of the spots we hunt now had them along time ago, but when they widened the field they wiped them all out. Dad was SO mad.

 

[cotty16]

Not to hijack, but I did a bit of an experiment the other day. I heard a student talking about all the pears in their yard. I asked her to bring me in all the bad ones her family didn't want. She ended up bringing me in a couple bags. I put them out in front of a camera with some apples. When I went back a couple days later the pears were gone and the apples remained. I was a bit surprised.

 

[Beentown]

Not to hijack, but I did a bit of an experiment the other day. I heard a student talking about all the pears in their yard. I asked her to bring me in all the bad ones her family didn't want. She ended up bringing me in a couple bags. I put them out in front of a camera with some apples. When I went back a couple days later the pears were gone and the apples remained. I was a bit surprised.

Coons love them!

 

[Buckmaster]

When I went back a couple days later the pears were gone and the apples remained. I was a bit surprised.

I concur, deer prefer pears over apples.

Three years ago I planted a dozen persimmon trees. I have about 8 left and they are now about 6 feet tall. Can't wait until they are mature.

 

[tuffshot]

They will start to ripen after the first good frost.

 

[camofry]

PawPaws are a nother good deer crack.

 

[Milo]

persimmons need to be rotted before they really dig them. thats when the sugar starts

 

[Buckmaster]

PawPaws are a nother good deer crack.

Yep, I planted a few of them but they didn't make it.

 

[Beentown]

I didn't thimk persimmons did well here??

 

[mrex]

The persimmon trees down this way are loaded this year.

Just about all critters eat them and as was mentioned earlier in the thread, they become a lot more palatable after the weather turns cold. Grey foxes in particular really like them. Years ago when we had a lot of foxes, persimmon groves were my favorite place to make trap sets. I watched a grey fox while deer hunting back in the mid 80's climb a persimmon tree and shake the upper branches to make the fruit fall.

 

[camofry]

I dont think I have ever seen one in the wild around here.