persimmon
Diospyros kaki
USDA zones7 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Creamy white (female)pink (male)
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a tree for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a moderate rate into a dense tree with fragrant flowers that attract bees and birds. The leaves turn gold and yellow in fall. It is grown for its edible fruit and is also drought tolerant.
Pairs well with Lemon thyme, Mondo grass, and Red spider lily.
Native range
Eastern Asia.