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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 .
Persimmon fruit seed Persimmons on a tree at Bilpin, New South Wales. 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 ...
American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) can be grown as a fruit tree in a home landscape or as a wildlife magnet in naturalized areas if you have a male and a female tree for pollination. Or ...
Diospyros texana Scheele – Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, "black persimmon" Diospyros thwaitesii (Hiern) Bedd. Diospyros tuberculata Bakh. Diospyros ulo Merr. Diospyros venosa Wall. ex A.DC. var. olivacea (King & Gamble) Ng; Diospyros virginiana L. – American persimmon, eastern persimmon, common persimmon, possumwood, "simmon", "sugar ...
• 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 ...
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Diospyros virginiana L. – American persimmon, Eastern persimmon, Common persimmon, possumwood, simmon, sugar-plum Diospyros viridicans Hiern Diospyros vitiensis Gillespie
The wood of this species is dark, hard and very durable and was an important source of loom shuttles in mills.