I LOVE persimmons! No advice because I’ve only had experience with trees in the wild.
The best persimmons I’ve ever had were from a tree growing along a reservoir. We started on the Skyline Drive & hiked about 2 hours down to the reservoir in the early morning. There had been a frost so the persimmons were soft & sweet. Lots of wildlife tracks - they like persimmons too.
Well, I’m going to give this tree a try, and hope I can do it justice. I’ve only had persimmons a couple of times. Actually, I think it was persimmon jam. Very nice!
The other option was a Shagbark Hickory tree, which I do love, and have wanted, but we are surrounded by other hickory trees, so I wanted something a little different. I hope next year they offer pawpaws again. I’d really like to get my hands on one of those!