Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Diospyros virginiana

persimmon
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

persimmon

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Diospyros virginiana

Familia:

Ebenaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

35 - 60 (100) ft tall by 15 - 35 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

orange

Fenología:

Deciduous. Blooms spring but inconspicuous. Fruit ripens in fall. May live up to 100+ yrs.

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Fall Color

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Typically grown for its fruit. Plant in full sun. Also useful as an early successional tree in old field restoration.

Consideraciones:

Tent caterpillars can be an aesthetic issue and fruit drop can be messy. Persimmons are dioecious, so if you wish to have fruit, make sure that you have both male and female trees in the neighborhood.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed. Fast growing.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for royal walnut moth ( Citheronia regalis ), pecan carpenterworm moth ( Cossula magnifica ), pin-striped slug moth ( Monoleuca semifascia ), Wittfeld's forester ( Alypia wittfeldii ), hag moth ( Phobetron pithecium ), and luna moth ( Actias luna ).





Flowers are insect pollinated.

Fruits are used by a broad array of small mammals and some birds. 

Hábitats nativos:

Dry-moist-wet sites. Disturbed sites, wetland edges, old fields, sandhill.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruits are edible after ripening. Prior to being ripe, they are extremely astringent. Native Americans used the fruits to make bread, and also used them dried. Cooking oil can be extracted from the seeds. Confederate soldiers boiled persimmon seeds as a coffee substitute during the Civil War.

Comentarios generales:

Persimmon wood is very hard and nearly black--it's in the ebony family.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2025.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Persimmon, Common persimmon. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Diosvirg ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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