Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. The persimmons are falling off my persimmon tree. Now some of the leaves are ...

Q: I had to remove 15 persimmons because of sun damage. One thing I have noticed is that some of the new growth from the main branches is aimed downward, so I am hoping to eventually grow the tree ...

Three (maybe four) years ago my wife said she wanted her own persimmon tree. I purchased a Fuji persimmon. It’s grown quite tall, but we’ve never had any persimmons. One year, some of the leaves had a ...

A gardening friend planted many fruit trees in the spring of 2009 and though the apples and pears are plentiful, the persimmon, paw paw and quince are still holding out. This year, after the leaves ...