I just bought a Fuyu persimmon at a plant sale and all the leaves are droopy even though I watered it well when I planted it...Is this normal? Will the leaves fall off, and if so, does that endanger the tree?

How is your Fuyu now? Did it recover? I suspect it will be since you water it when you transplanted it.

May be a little transplant shock. Keep it out of direct sunlight for couple days & don't over water...let it dry out a bit, & don't fertilize when it is stressed. Keep us posted on how it is doing.

Hallelujah! I just went outside to check on the persimmon tree and was elated to see the leaves back to their perky selves! It's the first tree I've transplanted that has done that to me, and I was really worried about it...I'll check on it today to see if it has enough moisture without being overwatered...it's in partial shade, so I think that will help. (How moist does it need to be? I usually water the other fruit trees every other day unless it's been unusually hot---some of our Florida hot days can suck the moisture right out of the ground!!)
Thank you so much for your replies...It's nice knowing I'm not in this alone...
Rita

Rita, in Brandon, I'll assume you're on rather sandy, fast-draining soil? If so, you don't need to worry about over-watering for the first several weeks. Once the plant has established for 4-6 weeks, then you can cut back on the water, but I'd flood it a couple times a week, for now, UNLESS your soil is poorly drained.

Malcolm

Was it bare-rooted when you planted it? Persimmons have more sensitive roots than the other deciduous fruiting trees. Sometimes they would go into a shock, drop their leaves and then leaf out the next year.

No, it wasn't bare root...it was in soil when I got it at the plant sale last Saturday. I kept it in the pot, in the spot where it was going to be planted, until Tuesday afternoon, when I planted it. Roots weren't bound, and the soil was dropping off around them into the hole where I planted it. This morning, it looked great, all nice and crisp and ready to go and this afternoon (in mostly shade today) it's droopy again. I guess I'll just check it everyday and see if it keeps its leaves or not...as long as it survives, I'll be happy...I wasn't really counting on it giving fruit this year anyway...

In that case, remove or snip off about 2/3 of your remaining canopy that have leaves. It is heart-breaking, but that is the trick that Benny here will do in a heartbeat to make sure your plant will survive. And follow advice of Prof Manners about the watering trick.

Yes, that's the trick when I transplant my plants but not always.
It depends how much roots were exposed to the air. If the soil from the pot were not jarred and the roots stayed covered with the original soil I won't do a thing to the leaves and roots. After transplant, I'd just soak the sorrounding soil nice and gooey. But if the plant lost a lot of its roots and the remaining roots were bare, I do cut the top branches in proportion with the lost roots.
And I covered the plants from the sun until I am certain there are no more drooping of leaves. I don't use fertilizer at this time (my opinion only).
A testament to this is when I dug Joe's calamondin from his place and planted it in my place. It was over 7 feet but to fit in the car I cut the tops off to 4 feet and wrapped the roots with wet burlap. And I put a tempt shade for a week.
Now it over 12 feet.