American persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Life cycle	Perennial
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	20.0
Layer	Trees
Utility	Animal feed, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit
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Growth	Medium
Alternate name	Common persimmon, persimmon
Family	Ebenaceae
German name	Amerikanischen persimone
Edible uses	Oil
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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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