Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Plant Characteristics:

• Duration: Perennial  
• Habit: Tree
• Leaf Retention: Deciduous 
• Breeding system: Flowers unisexual, Deciduous   
• Size class: 36-72ft
• Fruit: Yes Orange 2 inches long
• Native Habitat: Dry woods; Old fields; clearings 
• Bloom time: April-June

Growing Conditions 

• Light:
  • Partial Shade
• Soil:
  • Moisture: Dry 
  • Water use: Medium
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: None
  • Description: Variable, growing best in moist, rich soil. Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Acid-based, Calcareous
• Condition comments:
  • Tree is valued for its fruit and attractant to wildlife

Benefits:

• Edible fruit 
• Wildlife attractor 
• Ornamental tree with nice smelling fruit
• Erosion control

Additional Comments: 

• Two trees are required for fruit production and fruit is not edible after frost.