Growing persimmon from seed -- will it be non-astringent type?

I have collected some persimmon seeds and sow them after cold stratification.
One of them stayed alive despite the slugs.

The seed came from a non-astringed variety but I don't know the name.

This is its third year and growing nicely.

What are my chances of getting a non-astringed fruit out of this seedling? Has anybody grown persimmon from seed?

Awesome persimmon tree, it looks very healthy! From what I've read, if it was an Asian type persimmon it won't be astringent, but if it is an American type, it will be astringent before being fully ripe.

I haven't grown persimmons yet personally though, but I am hoping to plant some next year and get some seeds from them to grow!

Hi there, is your Persimmon tree still growing well?

I screwed up my opportunity to grow persimmons.


In Oklahoma I'm pretty sure all the native trees are "astringent."

I got some wood for free with fruits on, and I buried them deep into my berms.

Never gave them a chance

.I did that on accident.

I never particularly liked the local persimmons.

But my grandfather was always on the hunt for them when we were in the forest. he never told me why.

I want my food forest to have some of the locals.

I expect it's a medication.

Most japanese varieties are actually astringent until fully ripe. So I'm assuming there is a particular gene for astringency that is not expressed in the non astringent ones.

I'm not a master of genetics so my answer is all guesswork, but I would say it's pretty likely the tree grown from seed will have the astringency gene, and will probably express it.