Nimrod, the only reason I can see to cut a persimion tree would be if it was a male and not bearing fruit. Man thats some good deer food and my new favorite tree, now that I know deer and crappie both love it.

We acutally paid 50 bucks for 200 persimions a couple of winters back and planted them arround all of our food plots along with some saw tooth oaks, crab apples, arkansas black apples, and granny smith apples. Should make for some good deer hunting and crappie condos in a few years for my 7 year old son