Taxonomy
| Family | Ebenaceae |
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| Genus | Diospyros |
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| Species | virginiana |
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| Common Name | persimmon |
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| iTree Code | DIVI |
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Plant Form
| Form | single-stemmed, ovoid (egg shaped) canopy |
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| Height | 75 feet |
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| Spread | 50 feet |
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| Deciduous | Yes |
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Identification Description
| Foliage | Foliage is glossy on top with a pale wolly underside, oval shaped with a fuzzy petiole |
Leaf Type
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Simple |
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| Needles | 0 |
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| Bark | squarish thick blocky bark, dark brown or black in color, orange fissures can be seen between the blocks |
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| Bud | small red-brown, two scales |
Bud Arrangement
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Alternate |
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| Twig | twigs are slightly zig zagged, flexible, with a gray brown color |
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| Flower | bell shaped, .5 inches long, petals come in sets of four and curve outwords |
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| Fruit | Fruit is 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter, large yellow orange fleshy round berry that wrinkles when ripe, tree fruits september through late november |
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| Fall Color | In the fall remaining leaves are green or yellowish orange |
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Site Characteristics
| USDA Zones
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pH Levels | Salt Tolerance |
| Min | |
Min | 4.6 |
Soil | Low |
| Max | |
Max | 7.5 |
Spray | Unknown |
| Shade Tolerance | Drought Tolerance | Allelopathy |
| Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Species Status
| Nebraska Native |
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| U.S. Native |
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| Region of Origin | |
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