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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 .
Diospyros texana is a species of persimmon that is native to central, south and west Texas and southwest Oklahoma in the United States, and eastern Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Common names include Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon and the more ambiguous "black persimmon". [1]
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 wood of this species is dark, hard and very durable and was an important source of loom shuttles in mills.
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• American persimmons, another astringent variety, are more difficult to find because they aren't widely grown, can be hard to transport and don't have a long shelf life. If you live in an area ...
Persimmon trees are typically dioecious, [2] meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate trees. [1] Some trees have both male and female flowers and in rare cases may bear a perfect flower, which contains both male and female reproductive organs in one flower. [2] Male flowers are pink [2] and appear in groups of three. [1]
Diospyros virginiana L. – American persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Common persimmon, possumwood, simmon, sugar-plum Diospyros viridicans Hiern Diospyros vitiensis Gillespie