American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	20.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Trees
Growth	Medium
Uses
Utility	Animal feed, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit
Edible uses	Oil
Names
Alternate name	Common persimmon, persimmon
German name	Amerikanischen persimone
Taxonomy
Family	Ebenaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Introduced into	Bermuda, California, Palestine, Transcaucasus
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