'Dollywood' ('D-128')- This cultivar was a cross by James Claypoole. It has an unusual large, wide, canopy with a drooping growth habit. The tree is heavy bearing and a beautiful ornamental tree.

Fruit: 2.5" in diameter; large for American Persimmon

Seed: Few

Flavor: Sweet and juicy

Color at ripeness: Orange

Works cited: Asian Persimmon Tree and American Persimmon Tree Catalog. (2026). Nuttrees.net. http://www.nuttrees.net/persimmon.html

Pomper, K. W., Lowe, J. D., Crabtree, S. B., Vincent, J., Berry, A., England, C., & Raemakers, K. (2020). Ploidy Level in American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) Cultivars. HortScience, 55(1), 4–7. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci14274-19

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