Scientific Name: Diospyros virginiana
Trail Location: 6
Plant Type: Deciduous
Family: Altingiaceae
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Height: 30 - 80
Spread: 20 - 35
Flower:: Minimal
Bloom Information:: Blooms from May to June.
The persimmon fruit is a food source for birds, small mammals, white-tailed deer, foxes, raccoons, and black bears.
Luna moth and Hickory Horndevil (Citheronia regalis)