American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size35 to 60 feet tall25 to 35 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White to greenish yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is a tree for food gardens, specimen planting, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist soil of most types. You need two trees to get fruit. The orange fruit is grown for fresh eating, puddings, cakes, and beverages, and it is not ready to eat until frost has touched it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Witch hazel, River birch, and Big bluestem.
Native range
Eastern and midwestern United States.