I think it needs Ironite. San Diego county has a problem with iron (or the lack of). Lived there 40yrs. Ironite takes a long time to break down so don't expect anything right away.
To help it along add 1/2 cp of ironite to a 5gl. bucket of water. Let it set overnight to desolve, stir and pour around that drip line. Continue to use it per pkg. directions after that. Good luck.

My persimmon always did the same thing -- started the year looking yellow & sickly. Later on, the leaves greened up on their own.

Jean,
who grew Hachiya & Fuyu persimmons when she gardened in Long Beach CA

That looks normal. These trees start out with chartreuse leaves in the spring, and then change to green later in the summer.

This post was edited by tak2w on Wed, May 8, 13 at 12:19