Texas persimmon
Diospyros texana
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size10 to 40 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , green
- Foliage color
- Dark green.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana) is a fruit for low maintenance gardens, food gardens, and woodland plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its pale bark peels in thin flakes to show pink beneath. Deer tend to browse other plants first. The round fruit turns black and sweet when ripe from late July into September, and many birds favor it.
Pairs well with Cedar elm, Cenizo, and Fragrant sumac.
Native range
TX.