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Persimmon Tree
Diospyros kaki
Photo courtesy of Purdue University - Horticulture & Landscape Architecture.
Photo courtesy of Purdue University - Horticulture & Landscape Architecture.
The persimmon tree has a distinctive thick, dark gray to black bark that is broken into scaly, square blocks. Because of its messy fruit, it is not among the better choices for the home landscape, but is an interesting native tree that is suited for use in parks, golf courses and naturalized areas.
Culture:Common persimmon grows best in moist, well-drained, sandy soils but will perform well in dry soils with low fertility. It prefers full sun and adapts to a variety of pH situations. It is hardy in Zones 4 to 9. This tree can develop a blackish leaf spot, although trees seem to vary considerably in susceptibility.
Common Persimmon Tree Facts:
- Native habitat: Connecticut to Florida, and west to Texas and Kansas.
- Growth habit: Slender, oval-rounded form; usually has a symmetrical outline.
- Tree size: 35 to 60 feet tall, 20 to 35 feet wide.
- Flower and fruit: Flowers are white to greenish white and are shaped like blueberry flowers. The tree blooms in late April. Fruit is a yellowish to pale orange berry that is 1 to 1½ inches across. Fruit, which is edible, ripens in September or October. It is delicious when ripe, but highly unpleasant before ripening.
- Leaf: Alternate, simple leaves are 2 1/4 to 5½ inches long, and 3/4 to 2 inches wide. Leaves are dark green in summer but have little or no fall color other than occasional purple blotches.
- Hardiness: Winter hardy to USDA Zone 4.
Additional information: Common persimmon was introduced into the landscape in 1629. It is often found along fence rows and in abandoned fields. The tree suckers profusely and often forms naturalized stands. Before ripening, persimmon's fruit is not edible.
The fruit is edible, but it is not ripe until the skin is wrinkled. Ripe persimmons are said to taste a great deal like dates. They are used to make cakes, puddings and beverages. Native Americans used the fruits to make bread, and also dried them. Fruit is an important wildlife food.
Immature fruits contain a large amount of tannin and are astringent. They have been used to make tea for use in gargling for sore throats. The tea was also used to treat warts, cancers, heartburn, diarrhea and stomach aches.
Cooking oil, with a flavor like that of peanut oil, can be extracted from the seeds. Confederate soldiers boiled persimmon seeds as a coffee substitute during the Civil War.
Persimmon wood is very hard and nearly black. It is used to make golf club heads, billiard cues and parquet flooring.
Diospyros means "fruit or wheat of the gods;" virginiana means "from Virginia." One common name, possum wood, was given to the tree because opossums love its fruit.
Common Persimmon Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Common Persimmon Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Common Persimmon Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Common Persimmon Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Common Persimmon Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Common Persimmon Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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