Diospyros virginiana
The American persimmon is a deciduous tree native to the eastern United States. Like their cousins, the Asian Persimmons, this species produces an edible fruit that are sweet and rich, with notes of caramel, honey, and spice, and that have a soft, custard-like texture. However, unlike the common grocery-store persimmon, American Persimmons have a more pronounced flavor and plants are much more cold hardy. While Asian Persimmons can only be grown where winter temperatures do not drop below 0 degrees F (USDA Zone 7), American Persimmons trees tolerate winter lows down to -25 degrees F (USDA Zone 4).
Plants grow between thirty and sixty feet high and have a rounded crown and furrowed bark. Attractive, glossy, green, oval leaves turn golden-yellow in fall. Small, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers appear in late spring and male and female flowers are usually borne on separate trees. Females trees produce fruit, which is astringent until ripe and softened. American persimmon thrives in a wide range of soils and prefer full sun.
Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4b or to -25 degrees Fahrenheit
For sale are seed grown, one gallon potted plants
Diospyros virginiana
The American persimmon is a deciduous tree native to the eastern United States. Like their cousins, the Asian Persimmons, this species produces an edible fruit that are sweet and rich, with notes of caramel, honey, and spice, and that have a soft, custard-like texture. However, unlike the common grocery-store persimmon, American Persimmons have a more pronounced flavor and plants are much more cold hardy. While Asian Persimmons can only be grown where winter temperatures do not drop below 0 degrees F (USDA Zone 7), American Persimmons trees tolerate winter lows down to -25 degrees F (USDA Zone 4).
Plants grow between thirty and sixty feet high and have a rounded crown and furrowed bark. Attractive, glossy, green, oval leaves turn golden-yellow in fall. Small, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers appear in late spring and male and female flowers are usually borne on separate trees. Females trees produce fruit, which is astringent until ripe and softened. American persimmon thrives in a wide range of soils and prefer full sun.
Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4b or to -25 degrees Fahrenheit
For sale are seed grown, one gallon potted plants
