American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Photo: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA · Public domain
Also called Common Persimmon, Date Plum, Eastern Persimmon, Jove's Fruit
American Persimmon; Common Persimmon; Date Plum; Eastern Persimmon; Jove's Fruit; Persimmon; Possum Apples; Possumwood; Simmon; Winter Plum
More details
- Light
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Type
- Perennial, Tree
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growth
- Slow
- Bloom
- Spring, Summer
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Features
- Edible, Flowering, Native
- Best uses
- Flowering tree, Lawn, Meadow, Naturalized, Play area, Specimen, Street tree, Woodland





















