Persimmon
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) grows best in moist, well-drained, sandy soils in full sun to partial shade. It will tolerate hot, dry conditions, poor soils, urban conditions, and wind. Under poor conditions, the tree may maintain a 15-foot shrub-like appearance. Under ideal conditions it can become a large tree.
Persimmon trees are dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female trees, and you need both in order to get fruit. The persimmon flowers in spring to early summer and produces fruits in the fall. The fruits are very sweet when ripe and are a food source for many birds and mammals. The fruit has a distinctive beak at the base of the fruit. Persimmon
It can be grown as an ornamental or fruit tree in the home landscape, or in naturalized areas for wildlife. With spectacular autumn foliage and fruit that extends the harvest late into the fall, they are an excellent addition to an edible landscape. Fruit can stay on the tree after the leaves have fallen unaffected by freezing temperatures, giving an attractive addition to a winter garden.
Growth Rate: Slow
Soils: Sand, Loam, Clay
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Shade Tolerance: Full sun to part shade
Mature Height: 30 - 80 ft.
Mature Width: 20 - 35 ft.
Deer Damage Potential: High
Uses: Fall Color, ornamental, Wildlife, food, fragrance, birds, bees
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) grows best in moist, well-drained, sandy soils in full sun to partial shade. It will tolerate hot, dry conditions, poor soils, urban conditions, and wind. Under poor conditions, the tree may maintain a 15-foot shrub-like appearance. Under ideal conditions it can become a large tree.
Persimmon trees are dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female trees, and you need both in order to get fruit. The persimmon flowers in spring to early summer and produces fruits in the fall. The fruits are very sweet when ripe and are a food source for many birds and mammals. The fruit has a distinctive beak at the base of the fruit. Persimmon
It can be grown as an ornamental or fruit tree in the home landscape, or in naturalized areas for wildlife. With spectacular autumn foliage and fruit that extends the harvest late into the fall, they are an excellent addition to an edible landscape. Fruit can stay on the tree after the leaves have fallen unaffected by freezing temperatures, giving an attractive addition to a winter garden.
Growth Rate: Slow
Soils: Sand, Loam, Clay
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Shade Tolerance: Full sun to part shade
Mature Height: 30 - 80 ft.
Mature Width: 20 - 35 ft.
Deer Damage Potential: High
Uses: Fall Color, ornamental, Wildlife, food, fragrance, birds, bees
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) grows best in moist, well-drained, sandy soils in full sun to partial shade. It will tolerate hot, dry conditions, poor soils, urban conditions, and wind. Under poor conditions, the tree may maintain a 15-foot shrub-like appearance. Under ideal conditions it can become a large tree.
Persimmon trees are dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female trees, and you need both in order to get fruit. The persimmon flowers in spring to early summer and produces fruits in the fall. The fruits are very sweet when ripe and are a food source for many birds and mammals. The fruit has a distinctive beak at the base of the fruit. Persimmon
It can be grown as an ornamental or fruit tree in the home landscape, or in naturalized areas for wildlife. With spectacular autumn foliage and fruit that extends the harvest late into the fall, they are an excellent addition to an edible landscape. Fruit can stay on the tree after the leaves have fallen unaffected by freezing temperatures, giving an attractive addition to a winter garden.
Growth Rate: Slow
Soils: Sand, Loam, Clay
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Shade Tolerance: Full sun to part shade
Mature Height: 30 - 80 ft.
Mature Width: 20 - 35 ft.
Deer Damage Potential: High
Uses: Fall Color, ornamental, Wildlife, food, fragrance, birds, bees