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Diospyros virginiana

Life Form:
Deciduous tree
Average Height:
35-60'
Bark Characteristics:
Young: brown, gray, or reddish Mature: Dark gray, thick, and blocky
Bloom Characteristics:
Male flowers grow in groups of 1-3, female flowers grow solitarily. Flowers are bell-shaped with 4 thick, backward curling lobes.
Dioecious:
Yes. Some perfect flowers.
Fall Color:
Yellow, red
Foliage Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, serrated, and oval. Glossy and dark green above, lighter beneath. 4-8"
Fruit Characteristics:
Round, 1-3", fleshy, and orange. Contains 1-8 flat, black seeds. Very astringent when green, edible when ripe in mid to late fall. May persist on tree in winter.
Structure:
Rounded oval
Range:
C and E USA
Habitat:
Moist, well-drained soil
Topic:
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Common Name:
Persimmon
American Date Plum
American Persimmon
American Ebony
Possum Wood
White Ebony
Bara-bara
Boa-wood
Butterwood
Common Persimmon
Virginian Date Plum
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Asteranae
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ebenaceae
Genus:
Diospyros
Species:
virginiana
Accession Number:
2011-1044A
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display:
National Museum of Natural History
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7c580c3a0-7622-45c5-8299-a4993867ede8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-1044A

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