CC I grafted most of my Kakis on native 90 chromosomes D. V. Rootstocks. I do have several Kakis on Giant Hana Fuyu rootstocks for cold hardy trial in Z5A. SURE you can graft on branches of a mature tree. Only one catch is that persimmon tends to shred lower branches so graft high up. You can do a Whip and Tongue, Cleft, or Bark graft. I tried them all but preferred Bark graft for better results. I usually collect the scions in late February. I rinse them with 1/10 bleach solution to prevent molds and wrapped with moist paper towels of the same 1 part bleach and 9 part water solution. Placed them in a 1 gallon zip lock bag and stored in the fridge until early May for grafting. I graft when the temp in mid 70's for a period of a week. Good Luck. The photo below is my grown Prok and grafted a WS8-10, and 100-42 onto it. Tony This post was edited by tonytran on Sun, Jun 8, 14 at 19:31

Hi scottspond, some how didn't think she would, Florida vs Manchester, no contest really ;-) The area I live in is New Mills, in High Peak in Derbyhsire. If it doesn't ring a bell, it's just past Lyme park, Buxton is about 2 miles away, Stockport 9 miles and Manchester 20 miles (all via road) Handily the railway station is about 5 mins away from my home, so trips to Manchester are pleasent through the countyside and don't require I use the car ;-) And in summer I get to hop on the odd steam trian, every boys dream. My Mancunian mates reckon I've gone "all posh" living here, as I was born and grew up in Fallowfield and went to school in Rusholme. Regards ChrisC.

I love all the lily ponds. Here is mine. When I divided the lilies in my large above ground tank in the spring I hated to trash all the extras...so. If they should freeze I'm sure I'll have enough from the other tank to start all over again. I used 100 watt deicers in all three of my other tanks last winter with their pumps running. When the ice melted away from the sides Hubby would break it up and toss it out and refill the tanks.

300ga stock tank pond, 3/4 buried in the ground (5'x5'x28"). ~1000gph submerged pump goes to a 60ga DIY skippy-type filter with scrubbies, rocks, and lots of plants on top. Water flows out and down a small stream back to the pond. Six 6-8" goldfish/comet/shebunkins and 1/2 a dozen babies. Spring: Raise the potted plants from the bottom, re-pot and fertilize. Drain ~1/2 the water and clean out any debris on the bottom. Put the plants back in and start up the pump. Fill the skippy and put plants back in it. Buy new oxygenator plants. If the water turns green add prefilter of quilt batting or window screen to pump. Clean once a week for a couple weeks until the plants get growing and the water clears, then remove. Summer: Prune plants and remove yellowing pads as necessary. Remove string algae from the stream once in awhile. Watch so the watercress doesn't plug up the skippy outlet :) Feed the fish 2 or 3 times a week. Fall: Stop feeding fish when water temp Winter: Just before the first snow or hard freezing pull the pump, clean it and store it inside. Drain the skippy and flush it with the hose (this is the only time I 'clean' my skippy). Leave drain plug out for winter. Add air stone and tank heater to pond. This year I'm going to cover 2/3 of the pond with plywood or foam board. Fish stay in it. I have clear water except for ~ 2 weeks in the spring. I try to keep my fish load low and have lots of plants. I rarely have much string algae, my fish seem to like to graze it down. I have a 2nd pond a bit smaller with a 640gph pump and a 1/2 whiskey barrel skippy that I remove all plants and fish from and let freeze for the winter (it's a liner pond and only 18" deep). Otherwise maintenance is the same.