PRICE LIST AND NEWS BULLETIN 
FROM 
SUNNY RIDGE NURSERY 
(LOOK OUT FOR BOOK NEWS ON JPAGE 4) 
JANUARY, 1940 
CHINESE PERSIM3IONJ 
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L* Some years ago I made a personal journey t.a North Chinarlmttl^ at¬ 
tempt to get the hardiest of those wonderful orpntaL per^^ti^r^ that ar-e X 
so important in China and about which trav^er^^ are so entlausiagjtlc^ I 
searched through Korea, along the base of the ofreat* Wall north of Pelpfiiig , 
(none are grown north of the Great Wall), alscr-westward into the^plateau 
province of Shansi. ^ , ^ , 
I brought back nine varieties. Two of them have now been out 
and born fruit enough times here at Round Hill to merit experimefltalwii, 
planting, at least on the line of Long Island, New York City, Philadelphia, 
Pittsburg and southward. Average January and July temperatures at Piep¬ 
ing are almost identical with those of Omaha, Nebraska. Complete dormancy 
is the deciding factor. See our booklet about care and fertilizing of Nut trees. 
If you never got a persimmon these trees are worth growing as orna¬ 
ments. They have a great mass of heavy glossy foliage almost as dark as 
the orange tree. In autumn the leaves drop and orange colored fruits shine, 
beautifully in the sun. 
The fruit is about two inches in diameter, should be picked hard, laid 
away in a cool place until they get soft enough to eat with a spoon. When 
you do this you want to go back to China for more, or grow them in your 
yard. You need not pick them until after frost. 
These trees are leggy looking because, instead of being grafted four or 
five inches above the ground, as is common with nursery stock, they are 
grafted high up to give a long native American persimmon stock. Those 
who know say that this makes the trees hardier, and I have found it so.. 
Owing to their spindling character these trees need to be tied up with a. 
pole for a few seasons. 
Please remember that I give no guarantee whatever about these except 
that they are genuine trees of the oriental species (Diospyros kaki), grown 
from trees that have born good fruit here at the nursery in a climate quite 
as rigorous as that of Philadelphia. If you have any flair for experimenting 
you will want a couple. For care of these trees see recommendations for 
English walnut in booklet on care of trees. 
2 . CHINESE CHESTNUT—I have a new one, the Hobson, only in sizes: 
3-6 feet, a few 7 ft. 
3 . CHINESE CHESTNUT trees bore in the nursery and in the experi¬ 
mental grounds in a most surprising way. They are proving to be better than* 
I had thought them to be, and that’s saying a good deal. 
4* We have just a few trees of Austin JAPANESE CHESTNUT. The 
parent tree of this variety was awarded the largest money prize ever given 
for a nut tree in the United States. I have seen the parent tree in Delaware. 
It seems to be perfectly blight proof, although the native American stock on 
which it was grafted was badly affected. The nut is very large but very 
sweet. 
OUR CONNECTICUT YANKEE trees were sold out close last spring 
but a few of the larger ones are bearing. 
6 . HONEY LOCUST—Great big, fat sugary beans hung in masses and 
ripened on test trees of the two T. V. A. honey locusts that I am offering. 
They have proved themselves in the Philadelphia climate. If you have a 
cow let her have a little fun. She likes candy as well as any girl. 
