When a Canadian persimmon flower pollinates an Asian persimmon flower then we can get offspring that show larger fruit size of Asian parent and superior hardiness of Canadian parent. When a self-fertile female off spring is produced with high fruit quality we can graft a piece of wood from the selected tree to save those superior characteristics….this grafted selection is NICOLA.  Our grafted Nicola persimmon trees are cold hardy to - 25 C 

NICOLA is a self-fertile female persimmon that produces very large orange fruit that must be softened( ripened) before it is eaten. Grows well as a potted tree so can bring into garage or barn for winter in colder climate zones 1-5. For those that want an Asian type persimmon tree with better cold hardiness this is the one to choose

Nicola persimmon( grafted ).........$199