Assertion: persimmon | /r/HasProperty | limited to the southern u.s.
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text: Most outstanding persimmon trees that were growing in the past have been limited to the Southern U.S., but now 'Nikita's Gift' from Yalta in the Ukraine has released this Russian hybrid persimmon that blends the color and flavor of the oriental persimmons D. kaki with the cold hardiness and late ripening characteristics of the American persimmon to produce this hybrid that was licensed for growing in the U.S. by the Ukraine, formerly a Russian republic.