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Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, [3] common persimmon, [4] eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, [5] or sugar plum. [6] It ranges from southern Connecticut to Florida , and west to Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , and Iowa .
Native ash species, including white ash (pictured), have been declining rapidly this century due to predation by the emerald ash borer. [1]Silvics of North America (1991), [2] [3] a forest inventory compiled and published by the United States Forest Service, includes many hardwood trees.
These forests are distinct from their surrounding habitats, which are often longleaf pine-dominated. On mesic sites, common species are southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), sand laurel oak (Quercus hemisphaerica), and American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana).
The persimmon (/ p ər ˈ s ɪ m ə n /) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki [1] – Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber.
Diospyros: ebony and persimmons; Diospyros digyna: black sapote Ebenaceae (ebony family) Diospyros ebenum: ebony; Indian ebony Ebenaceae (ebony family) Diospyros kaki: kaki; Japanese persimmon Ebenaceae (ebony family) Diospyros texana: Texas persimmon Ebenaceae (ebony family) 522 Diospyros virginiana: American persimmon; eastern persimmon ...
Diospyros dichrophylla Mabolo (Diospyros discolor) Accepted species as of May 2023: [3] Diospyros daemona Bakh. Diospyros dalyom B.Walln. Diospyros danguyana H.Perrier; Diospyros danxiaensis (R.H.Miao & W.Q.Liu) Y.H.Tong & N.H.Xia; Diospyros darainensis G.E.Schatz & Lowry; Diospyros dasyphylla Kurz; Diospyros decandra Lour. – gold apple ...
Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics , with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon ...
The Alabama Champion Tree Program is a listing of the largest known specimens of particular tree species, native or introduced, in the U.S. state of Alabama.It was established in 1970 by the Alabama Forestry Commission.