Diospyros virginiana
1-gallon Common Persimmon Tree
Other names: American Persimmon , Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Winter Plum
Grows typically up to 40 feet tall
Enjoys full sun to partial shade
Delicate yellow-green flowers bloom March-June
Fruit is edible and ripe in late summer to early fall
Production of fruit requires both male and female trees nearby
Host plant for 48 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars in the Kingwood, TX area including Luna Moth, Imperial Moth, Hebrew Moth, American Painted Lady Butterfly
Diospyros virginiana
1-gallon Common Persimmon Tree
Other names: American Persimmon , Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Winter Plum
Grows typically up to 40 feet tall
Enjoys full sun to partial shade
Delicate yellow-green flowers bloom March-June
Fruit is edible and ripe in late summer to early fall
Production of fruit requires both male and female trees nearby
Host plant for 48 species of butterfly and moth caterpillars in the Kingwood, TX area including Luna Moth, Imperial Moth, Hebrew Moth, American Painted Lady Butterfly