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The persimmon (/ pərˈsɪmən /) 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 species of the genus are grown for ebony timber. In 2019, China produced 75% of the ...
Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, [2] Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, [3] is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780, [ 4 ] [ 3 ] D. kaki cultivation in China dates back more than 2000 years.
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 tree grows wild but has been cultivated for its ...
Embryopteris discolor (Willd.) G.Don. Mabola edulis Raf. Diospyros blancoi, (synonym Diospyros discolor), commonly known as velvet apple, velvet persimmon, kamagong, or mabolo tree, [1] is a tree of the genus Diospyros of ebony trees and persimmons. It produces edible fruit with a fine, velvety, reddish-brown fur-like covering.
September 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM. An Inland Empire city has approved a development project within 450 feet of the third oldest known living organism in the world — a sprawling, shrub-like oak tree ...
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 ] The bark is smooth and light reddish gray [ 6 ] and peels away from mature ...
Jaffa orange tree installation, Jaffa, Israel The prosperity of the orange industry brought increased European interest and involvement in the development of Jaffa . In 1902, a study of the growth of the orange industry by officials outlined the different owners and their primary export markets as England, Turkey, Egypt and Austria-Hungary .
Jurupa Oak. The Jurupa Oak, or Hurungna Oak, [1][2] is a clonal colony of Quercus palmeri (Palmer's oak) trees in the Jurupa Mountains in Crestmore Heights, Riverside County, California. The colony has survived an estimated 13,000 years through clonal reproduction, [3][4][5] making it one of the world's oldest living trees. [5]