Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, "simmon", "possumwood", "possum apples", or "sugar-plum". It ranges from southern Connecticut/Long Island to Florida, and west to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa. The tree grows wild but has been cultivated for its fruit and wood since prehistoric times by Native Americans.
Form | tree |
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Fruit type | Berry |
Fruit color | Green, Orange |
Fruit season | Fall |
Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
Simple/compound | Simple |
Evergreen or deciduous | Deciduous |
Leaf shape | Oblong, Ovate |
Leaf margin | Entire |
Venation | Pinnate |
Leaf texture | Paler below |
Bark color | Brown, Gray, Orange |
Bark texture | Plate-like, Scaly |
Flower color | green, white |