Meader American persimmon
Diospyros virginiana 'Meader'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White to greenish-yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Meader' American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana 'Meader') 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 or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is self-fertile and grown for fresh eating when soft, syrups, jellies, ice creams, and pies. Deer rarely make it their first choice. The leaves turn red and orange in fall.
Pairs well with Shagbark hickory, Big bluestem, Chokeberry, and False indigo.