Diospyros
Fuyu 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. Fuyu persimmons look like orange tomatoes, and are less astringent than Hachiya persimmons, so they can be eaten even when not fully ripe.
Contributed by @socalhellfire
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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
Fuyu Persimmon
Latin name
Diospyros
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
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. Fuyu persimmons look like orange tomatoes, and are less astringent than Hachiya persimmons, so they can be eaten even when not fully ripe.
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.
KathyB
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