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Diospyros virginiana



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Diospyros virginiana
Common persimmon

A medium to large, oval, native, deciduous tree with edible orange fruit and attractive deeply blocky dark grayish black bark.

Habit:Oval-rounded, uniform
Size:40 to 60' high
Color:Dark green and lustrous
Texture:Medium
Hardiness:Zone 5a USDA
Habitat:Connecticut - Florida - Texas - Kansas
Family:Ebenaceae

 
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