Common Persimmon Tree

$24.00

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