Persimmon

Description

The Persimmon Tree is a hardy fruit tree valued for its sweet, honey-like flavor, excellent cold tolerance, and attractive ornamental qualities. Known for producing vibrant orange fruit in the fall, persimmons are a unique and rewarding addition to home orchards and wildlife plantings.

Persimmons produce medium-sized, round fruit that turns deep orange when ripe. Once fully mature and soft, the flesh becomes incredibly sweet with a rich, almost caramel-like flavor. The fruit is excellent for fresh eating, baking, puddings, and preserves. In addition to its delicious fruit, persimmon trees provide ornamental beauty with glossy green foliage that turns brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red in autumn.

Most persimmon trees require both male and female trees for reliable fruit production, although some improved varieties are self-fruitful.

• Ripens: Late fall (after frost improves sweetness)
• Fruit: Round, bright orange fruit with very sweet, rich flesh when fully ripe
• Pollination: Typically requires male and female trees (some varieties self-fruitful)
• Height: 30–60 ft (can be kept smaller with pruning)
• Spread: 20–35 ft
• Exposure: Full Sun
• Foliage: Glossy green; turns yellow, orange, and red in fall
• Growing Zones: 4–9
• Best Uses: Fresh eating, baking, puddings, preserves, wildlife food

With its exceptional flavor, strong cold hardiness, and striking fall display, the Persimmon Tree is an outstanding choice for orchards, food plots, and landscapes looking for a productive tree that also provides year-round visual interest.