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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 .
The base of the tree is not flanged or buttressed. Bark on the cylindrical trunk is grey or black, with wrinkles, bumps and lines. Leaves are yellow or yellow-green underneath with a prominent yellow mid vein. Leaves alternate, smooth edged, elliptical or oblong 4 to 10 cm (4 in) long. Leaf stalks 2 to 5 mm long.
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 seeds, leaves, bark, ripe, and unripe fruit of the persimmon. Diospyros texana is a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub [2] with a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. [4] It usually grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 12 m (39 ft) on good sites. [5]
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 ...
This is a tree of height 15–30 m (49–98 ft) with sloughing of aging bark. The tree will commonly stop growing at 15 m (49 ft), it grows slowly and will spread in a horizontal direction as it matures. [4] The leaves are shiny, leathery, oval-shaped with pointed ends, 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long and 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in width.
Diospyros rhombifolia, the diamond-leaf persimmon or princess persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae. [2] It is native to southeast China. [3] [4] A shrub or tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), and hardy to USDA zone 7b, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its small leaves and attractive orange fruit.
stem attachment: A round leaf where the petiole attaches near the center, e.g. a lotus leaf perfoliate: perfoliatus: stem attachment: With the leaf blade surrounding the stem such that the stem appears to pass through the leaf perforate: perforatus: leaf surface features Many holes, or perforations, on leaf surface. Compare with fenestrate ...