Persimmon Trees

Image by ficio74 Persimmon trees (Diospyros spp.) are small fruit trees that produce round, yellow-orange fruit. These easy to care for trees have few serious diseases or pests, which make them popular for…

Image by tmprtmpr Both oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki) and American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) are small, easy-care fruit trees that fit well into a small garden. The fruits are either astringent,…

Image by XeniaML If you live in one of the warmer regions of the United States, perhaps you are lucky enough to have a persimmon tree in your garden. Not so lucky if your persimmon tree is not fruiting. What…

Image by Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Persimmon trees, both native and non-native, are common in the warm climate of the southern United States. Although persimmon trees…

Image by Milacroft Growing persimmons (Diospyros virginiana) is a great way to enjoy something different in the garden. Early explorers to America valued this tree, as did Native Americans who used the fruit,…

Image by quangpraha Persimmons, when perfectly ripe, contain about 34% fruit sugar. Notice I said when perfectly ripe. When they are less than perfectly ripe, they are terribly bitter, so knowing when to pick…

Image by svf74 Species related to the common persimmon, Japanese persimmon trees are native to areas of Asia, specifically Japan, China, Burma, the Himalayas and Khasi Hills of northern India. Early in the…

Image by JMK South African persimmons are the fruit of the jackalberry tree, which is found throughout Africa from Senegal and Sudan to Namibia and into northern Transvaal. Commonly found on the savannahs…

Image by Yusuke Ide Does your garden have clay soil? Freezing winters? Very little space? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, planting a home orchard may seem to be a stretch. But it is entirely…

Image by Stephanie Frey Persimmon trees fit into almost any backyard. Small and low maintenance, they produce delicious fruit in the autumn when few other fruits are ripe. Persimmons have no serious insect or…