I read that these don't need male pollination, is that wrong? hmmm. Below only one of the articles where I see that they are self fruitful..
Q: We have an assortment of fruit trees that give us wonderful fruit all summer and fall, but we have only citrus in winter. I was thinking about planting a persimmon tree but only have room for one tree. I remember when I was growing up that we had both a male and a female tree in order to get fruit. Is there an alternative?
A: Persimmon trees provide the home garden with vivid color in the fall and tasty fruit in the winter. Varieties of the American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, typically require two trees to produce. If you only have space for one tree there are several alternatives you can consider.
Some gardeners have had success with planting two trees together in the same hole and keeping them pruned so the two trees only take up the space of one tree. If you choose to do this, you can keep the male tree severely pruned so it produces just enough flowers to pollinate the female tree and allow the female tree to dominate the space. Another possible alternative is to search for a tree that has a pollinating male branch grafted onto the fruiting female tree, but these trees may be hard to find. I have seen them offered for sale in the past, but not recently. Finally, I would suggest that you consider planting a Japanese persimmon. Virtually all varieties of the Japanese persimmon, Diospiros kaki, are self-fruitful, and only one tree will be needed to produce fruit.
