Diospyros virginiana

Persimmon

Tips for Homeowners:

Colonizes readily with root suckers for naturalizing or remove to eliminate suckering.

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This tree has distinctive bark and flowers and the fruit which is appreciated by wildlife is also edible for humans when fully ripe.

  • Tall, irregularly shaped tree
  • Lustrous dark green leaves turn yellow to purple-bronze in fall
  • Edible fruit

Good for a natural setting. 

Height: 35-60 ft
Spread: 25-35 ft
Zone: 4-9
Color: Green, White, Yellow

Interesting Notes about Persimmon:

These trees produce attractive, small bell-shaped flowers and persimmon fruit that can be messy.  Plants usually have separate male and female trees, but some produce perfect flowers where both are present.  Male flowers appear in clusters and produce the pollen.  The female flowers appear solitary and are followed by fruit.  Attractive bark resembles blocky alligator skin.  Deer are highly attracted to the fruit produced.


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Attractive fruit
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Naturalizing
  • Great Foliage
  • Fall Color
  • Specimen
  • Native

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Songbirds

Habit:

  • Upright

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Spring Bloomer

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water