Origin: tree some 100 years old discovered in Poseyville, Ind., on land owned by Oliver Knowles. Considered to be the largest native persimmon tree in the United States, 13 feet 2 inches in circumference 4 feet above ground, spread of about 60 feet, an estimated 85 feet tall; bears well, up to an estimated crop of 1 ton per year. First brought to public attention by W. Alfred Owens of Poseyville. Named and introduced in 1959 by W.B. Ward, Indiana Agr. Expt. Sta., Lafayette. Being propagated in considerable amounts since 1954. Tree: grafted trees slow to come into bearing, evidently selffruitful. Fruit: size medium; oblate; flavor very fine; seedless; ripens in late September to early November.
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