Common Persimmon is a tough native tree which grows happily in a great variety of conditions, but is often not noticed until the fruit ripens in the fall. The fragrant small white flowers are not impressive, but the females produce showy 1” fruit which are quite palatable after the first frosts. Wildlife love them, and early settlers depended on them for fall puddings, cakes, and jams. The fall color is yellow with occasional shades of orange and purple. The bark of mature trees is gray or brown and patterned in distinctive regular blocks. Suckers effectively in undisturbed poor soil sites.

• Category: Woody Ornamentals
• Hardiness Zone: 4
• Height: 40 Feet
• Spread: 30 Feet
• Bloom Color: White