American Persimmon (1-2' seedling)
Latin Name: Diospyros virginiana Family: Ebenaceae (Ebony)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 14ftx13ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Well drained soil, full sun
Pollinators: Bees
Edible parts: Fruit
Uses and functions:
Stately native tree. Seedlings are unsexed, either male or female. Males needed for pollination, but will not fruit themselves. One male needed for up to 8 females. After a few years, established seedlings may be grafted in situ with relative ease. Fruit ripe when soft in late fall, persists on tree through winter. Fruit prized by raccoons, deer, grey foxes, bear and wooly mammoths.
Latin Name: Diospyros virginiana Family: Ebenaceae (Ebony)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 14ftx13ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Well drained soil, full sun
Pollinators: Bees
Edible parts: Fruit
Uses and functions:
Stately native tree. Seedlings are unsexed, either male or female. Males needed for pollination, but will not fruit themselves. One male needed for up to 8 females. After a few years, established seedlings may be grafted in situ with relative ease. Fruit ripe when soft in late fall, persists on tree through winter. Fruit prized by raccoons, deer, grey foxes, bear and wooly mammoths.
Latin Name: Diospyros virginiana Family: Ebenaceae (Ebony)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall tree
Mature size: 14ftx13ft
Native range: Eastern North America
Preferred habitat: Well drained soil, full sun
Pollinators: Bees
Edible parts: Fruit
Uses and functions:
Stately native tree. Seedlings are unsexed, either male or female. Males needed for pollination, but will not fruit themselves. One male needed for up to 8 females. After a few years, established seedlings may be grafted in situ with relative ease. Fruit ripe when soft in late fall, persists on tree through winter. Fruit prized by raccoons, deer, grey foxes, bear and wooly mammoths.
