Rounded oval crown, grows to 35-60’ tall. Edible persimmon fruits up to 2” in diameter mature in fall to orange to reddish-purple color, and may persist on the tree into winter. To guarantee ripeness, eat only the fruit that naturally falls to the ground!
Fruits are commonly used in syrups, jellies, ice creams or pies. Female trees need a male pollinator in order to set fruit. Ripe fruits are too soft for shipping so it’s best to grow your own!
Trees can grow up to 1′ per year in optimum conditions. Persimmons are dioecious, meaning they have male and female trees, and require a pollinator to produce fruit.
Persimmon fruit is a food source for birds, small mammals, white-tailed deer, foxes, and raccoons.
Native from Connecticut to Kansas south to Florida and Texas.