本省以往栽培的柿子品種，都是採收後需要人工脫澀處理方可食用的澀柿品種。經由國外引入能在樹上自行脫澀的甜柿品種，在不同海拔地區試種，以觀察其對本省氣候環境的適應性。All Taiwan commercial persimmon varieties belong to pollination—constant astringent (PCA) type that fruits need post-harvest treatment to remove astringency before eating.
