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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Diospyros virginiana

Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood

Scientific Name:

Diospyros virginiana

Genus:

Diospyros

Species Epithet:

virginiana

Common Name:

Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Ebenaceae (Ebony Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

36-72 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White, Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Dry woods, sandhills, disturbed places, floodplain and mesic forests, fencerows. Common throughout NC.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Important for Wildlife

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Good fall color.

Male Blooms

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Jack Spruill

Female Blooms

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Jack Spruill

Blooms and Leaves

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Jack Spruill

New Fruit

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Jack Spruill
Aug 09

Don't eat them when they're green.

Ripe fruit

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David Paynter, Federal Point south of Kure Beach

Nice fall color

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Diospyros virginiana. You will likely hear them called Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood. This picture shows the Nice fall color of Diospyros virginiana

Bettina Darveaux

Close-up of fruit late October

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Diospyros virginiana. You will likely hear them called Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood. This picture shows the Close-up of fruit late October of Diospyros virginiana

Bettina Darveaux

Close-up of fruit in late November. Now it is ready to eat!

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Diospyros virginiana. You will likely hear them called Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood. This picture shows the Close-up of fruit in late November.  Now it is ready to eat! of Diospyros virginiana

Bettina Darveaux

Prominent blocky rectangular bark on older specimens

Macon County, NC

The Scientific Name is Diospyros virginiana. You will likely hear them called Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood. This picture shows the Prominent blocky rectangular bark on older specimens of Diospyros virginiana

Bettina Darveaux

Maturing fruit in early September

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Diospyros virginiana. You will likely hear them called Persimmon, Possum Apple, Possumwood. This picture shows the Maturing fruit in early September of Diospyros virginiana

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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