American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana. AMERICAN PERSIMMON. Conn. to Florida and Texas
EBENACEAE (Ebony family) ...

AMERICAN PERSIMMON
Rare Fruit Sources. By Arlo Hale Smith. 1977 #1, pp 3-16
Wild Fruit the United States. By Ian Hartland. 1973 #2, pp 6-7
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AMERICAN PERSIMMON
Diospyros virginiana
General Notes
Resistant to oak root fungus. Fruit needs to be soft-ripened; is very sweet. SelecTree lists no cultivars of virginiana.

American persimmon needs pollination from another tree. Japanese persimmon is self-fertile.
When ripe, sow seeds in containers in an open frame.
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American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
35 to 60'
20 to 35'
Sun; prefers moist, well-drained soil; tolerates low fertility, dry soils.

This American persimmon is almost ripe enough to eat.
Location
Persimmon is native to eastern North America from New England, west to Kansas, and south to Texas and Florida.

The hardier American persimmon (D. virginiana) grows as far north as zone 5, or where winter minimum temperatures are -20° or higher.

Burkwood Daphne Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie' Burkwood Daphne 'Carol Mackie' Deutzia gracilis Slender Deutzia Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko' Dwarf Nikko Deutzia Deutzia scabra 'Pride of Rochester' Fuzzy Deutzia Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon ...

Oblong, tree occurring sparingly at the north: American persimmon
Heart-shaped: Eastern Redbud
Leaves of three forms; oval, two-lobed, or three-lobed; frequently all three on one spray: Sassafras ...

See also: Persimmon, Green, Orange, Diospyros, Fruits