Woody > Diospyros > Diospyros virginiana > Diospyros virginiana
Diospyros virginiana
Possumwood, Persimmon
Origin: Eastern and midwestern United States.
| Family |
| Ebenaceae |
| Genus |
| Diospyros |
| Species |
| virginiana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 -H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -43 - 40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -45 - 40 |
| Height |
| 11 - 18m |
| Spread |
| 8 - 11m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Can grow in dry weather but prefers moist, sandy soil with full sunlight. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Rock terrain, Dry woods. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey with a thick hush sectioned into square pieces in full maturity. |
| Leaf Description |
| Egg shaped with a dark green shade on top, a yellowish-green beneath it. |
| Flower Description |
| White to yellow with the male tree's flowers blooming in clusters while the female's grow individually. |
| Fruit Description |
| Rip when turned orange to reddish colour. Very sweet and soft, used to make many sweet taste items (Syrups, jelly, etc.). |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
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