Taxonomy
Family | Ebenaceae |
Genus | Diospyros |
Species | virginiana |
Common Name | persimmon |
iTree Code | DIVI |
Plant Form
Form | single-stemmed, ovoid (egg shaped) canopy |
Height | 75 feet |
Spread | 50 feet |
Deciduous | Yes |
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 |
Needles | 0 |
Bark | squarish thick blocky bark, dark brown or black in color, orange fissures can be seen between the blocks |
Bud | small red-brown, two scales |
Bud Arrangement
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Alternate |
Twig | twigs are slightly zig zagged, flexible, with a gray brown color |
Flower | bell shaped, .5 inches long, petals come in sets of four and curve outwords |
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 |
Fall Color | In the fall remaining leaves are green or yellowish orange |
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 | |