Galley and Gosho are good Asian male pollinator varieties. If you're growing American varieties, it's also best to have a male pollinator variety. Meader is one of the few American varieties that is known to be self-fruitful, but even its fruits will do better if planted with a male pollinator such as American Male. Asian varieties will not pollinate American varieties, and vice versa. Pruning Prune young trees in winter to a modified central leader system with six to eight widely spaced scaffold branches around the trunk to support future fruit loads.
American persimmons tend to sucker heavily, so plan to cut suckers away every year.
Once persimmons reach bearing age, little pruning is necessary. Thin fruits to one to two fruits per shoot, choosing the ones with the largest calyx. Harvesting Persimmons are ready to harvest from September to December, depending on the variety. Asian fruits hold tightly to the branches, so you may need pruners to remove them. Harvest nonastringent varieties, such as Fuyu, when they're still firm but have full color.