Potted American Persimmon Tree (Seedling)(Diospyros virginiana)

Potted American Persimmon Tree
 
Diospyros virginiana
 
Diospyros virginiana
 
Seedling
 
Mature Height: 60 ft.
 
Mature Width: 20-25 ft.
 
Sunlight:Full-Partial
 
Growth Rate:Slow
 
Harvest Time: September - December
 
Can also be used for rootstock
 
Also known as the "common persimmon," this bright-orange -- and sometimes yellow, red and even blue -- fruit bearing tree is anything but common.
Its high calcium, vitamin C, potassium and iron yield also makes it a high-energy dried snack and its pulp freezes well for future use.
 
As an addition to your landscape, this Kentucky native, while a slow grower and slow to mature to "fruit-ion", can be pruned initially to have either a strong central leader (trunk) or open center.
 
American Persimmon branches, typically starting just two or three feet from the ground, need little pruning once they become fruit-bearing to maintain their broad-spreading, wide-base shape.
 
Foliage color variety enhances any garden or open space, and this long-oval leafed tree transforms through the seasons from light bright green, through dark pine to fall colors in the same warm range as its fruit: yellow, orange and salmon, tinged with red and crimson. In the spring, it is festooned with yellow-white, waxy, open-bell shaped flowers that begat acid green unripe fruits.
 
The American Persimmon also brings abundant fruit-eating wildlife to your yard. If you are a rural grower, you can expect copious deer as they are drawn to the fruit like kids to candy. Families that hunt will find the woods nearby well populated with game as a result; the fruit hangs on the trees well through the hunting season. Whether you live in the country or city, your American Persimmon will also attract a wide variety of regional songbirds as well as squirrels, raccoons and even bats.