Diospyros kaki syn. Diospyros chinensis
Persimmon
Diospyros kaki is a spreading fruiting tree that has oval, dark green leaves, and in Summer small cream-coloured, bell-shaped flowers which, on female trees, are followed by edible yellow or orange fruit. The foliage gives good Autumn colour
Contributed by @jeatacake
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Persimmon
Latin name
Diospyros kaki syn. Diospyros chinensis
type
Deciduous Fruiting Tree
family
Ebenaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
8.00 M
12.00 M
Diospyros kaki syn. Diospyros chinensis
Diospyros kaki is a spreading fruiting tree that has oval, dark green leaves, and in Summer small cream-coloured, bell-shaped flowers which, on female trees, are followed by edible yellow or orange fruit. The foliage gives good Autumn colour
Flowers
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Creamy-coloured bell-shaped flowers appear in Summer, to be followed, on female trees, by fruit
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant trees in a sheltered site - sheltered from both wind and frost - in free-draining, preferably loamy soil.
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