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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 3 to 4 inch green fruits mature to bright orange.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Female flowers are cream in color while male flowers have a pink tinge.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Asian Persimmon
  • Persimmon

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