{"product_id":"japanese-persimmon-tree","title":"Japanese Persimmon Tree","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmong the oldest cultivated plants, going back 2000 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduced to Europe in the 1780s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginating from temperate regions in China and Japan, the tree is well suited to the British climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduces countless apple-sized fruits when mature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttracts wildlife, such as birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFruit needs to be left to ripen otherwise it will be very astringent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOur trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOur trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming \"leggy\", and promote stronger, bushier growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roots Plants","offers":[{"title":"Plant in a 5L Pot","offer_id":54093273333944,"sku":"ppf1789311729184","price":50.35,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/2691\/3720\/files\/japanese-persimmon-tree_1.jpg?v=1789311736","url":"https:\/\/luxestepboutique.shop\/products\/japanese-persimmon-tree","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}