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tapla said: Persimmon trees are self pollinating...

At my house...
Persimmon trees come as males and females. Takes both to get fruit.

Japanese persimmon can be parthenocarpic, producing seedless fruit:

https://balkanecologyproject.b...
Sexual Reproduction - The species is mainly dioecious, which means that each individual tree is either male or female. The pollen from the flowers on the male tree should be carried via insects (generally bees) to the flowers on the female tree for the fruit to set, however, many popular cultivars are parthenocarpic which means that they only produce female flowers and will set seedless fruit without pollination.

Re fertilizing...
I wouldn't do it in the winter...

In Augusta, you should have clay soil... Which is usually very good for growing stuff...
If you are in the sand... south of the fall line, Then... yeah, the soil is awfully poor for growing stuff.

I still would urge caution in fertilizing...
Those chemical fertilizers are stressful too...

Edit:
It always helps when we mention stuff like soil type...
Knowing whether you are in the good red clay or the white sand is relevant to the fertilizer question.

What steps have you taken to rebuild decent soil?
Can't do that with chems...