Scientific Name: Diospyros virginiana

Trail Location: 6

  1. General Info
  2. Flowers
  3. Leaves
  4. Fruit
  5. Wildlife Value
  6. Addtional Info

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)