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Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Description

Persimmon is a small to medium tree that grows up to 50-60 feet high with a rounded dense crown. It is also a thicket-forming shrub.

It is common on moist soils of valleys and uplands in oak-hickory and pine-oak forests and a pioneer on clearings and old fields.

Mature persimmon fruit has a sweetish taste and are eaten raw or prepared in pudding, cake, and beverages. Immature hard fruits have a strong puckery or astringent taste because of tannin, which becomes insoluble in ripening in early autumn before first frost.

It is an important food source for wildlife. Deer browse the twigs and are especially attracted to the fruit.

Interesting Facts

American Indians dried the fruits like prunes and made persimmon bread. The word persimmon is from the Algonquian name.

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    $1.00

  • SKU: 49
  • Type: Hardwood
  • Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Moisture Zones: All, but Panhandle
  • Soil Type: Moist
  • Windbreak: Superior
  • Erosion Control: Good
  • Wildlife: Superior
  • Product Type: Bare-Root Seedlings

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USDA Hardiness Zones

The primary guide to determine plant hardiness is the USDA Hardiness Zone Map, which divides the United States into ten zones based on average minimum temperatures. Each zone is then subdivided into A and B sections. A plant is said to be hardy if it can tolerate the lowest average winter temperature that occurs in a zone. Hardiness is affected by duration and intensity of sunlight; amount and timing of rainfall; length and severity of summer drought; soil characteristics; slope; frost occurrence; humidity; and cultural practices.

For more information or questions contact your nearest forester for advice.