Height: 30’ to 80’ Spread: 20’ to 35’ Light Needs: sun to part shade Water: average to moist Flower color: yellow Bloom time: May to June
This is a deciduous tree that has fragrant blooms in spring and produces edible fruit in the fall. The fruit is very sweet once it is soft and fully ripe. The name, Diospyros, comes from Greek words referring to fruit of the gods. These trees are usually dioecious so both fruit-bearing and pollen-bearing plants are needed to produce fruit. Bees are the primary pollinators. A wide assortment of wildlife feeds on the fruits. The larvae of luna, regal and other moths use persimmons as host plants. Deer will browse twigs and leaves within reach.
