Amankaki persimmon
Also known as Castellani, Kaki Castellani. Amankaki produces large sized fruits. A pollination variant non astringent (PVNA) type. Fruit shape is rounded, with a roundish cross section. Best time to harvest is when fruits have dark-orange skin color. When ripe, flesh is color is orange without pollination (parthenocarpic) in color when pollinated. Sugar content of the fruit is medium to high. It has elliptic seeds that are medium to large sized. Fruit production has high reliability. It has high parthenocarpic fruit sets. The female flowers are medium to large sized. Fruits are primarily used as dessert. Frost resistance is high. This cultivar is of intermediate bloom type. Tree ripened fruits have good taste. The fruits after cold storage have good taste quality. Cold storage of fruits are recommended to highly recommended. Its fruits ripen intermediately in the season. It has very good grafting compatibility on Diospyrus lotus rootstock. It bears female flowers only. An intermediately vigorous to a vigorous tree. Cultivar originated from Japan. This plant is mainly used for fruit production.