Persimmons Seeds

[DntBrnDPig]

I collected about 40 or so persimmons seeds last fall and have had them wrapped up in the freezer for about 3-4 months at this point.

I'd like to get them started but I'm looking for a good way to do this without spending a lot of money on 40 1-gallon pots.

How long should I grow them before planting where I want them? I saw a tree farm that grew their seeds in a piece of styrofoam with 6" deep holes cut in them. http://www.itascagreenhouse.com/treeseedlings.html

Do you think a persimmons could start well in there if planted when they get about a foot high?

 

[Bayou Buck]

I've started some in little foam cups and used vegetable trays before.

 

[Great White Stalker]

I have been collecting pots over the last year. I'll share.

 

[buckaroo]

Its best to scratch persimmon seeds with sand paper or a knife, they have a coating on them that keeps moisture out, the acids in animals stomachs will dissolve the coating allowing them to sprout

 

[dr]

If you transplant them, you might want to put something around them to keep them protected. I put chicken wire around my 5' apple trees, and the deer still destroyed them.