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Persimmon trees are typically dioecious, [2] meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate trees. [1] Some trees have both male and female flowers and in rare cases may bear a perfect flower, which contains both male and female reproductive organs in one flower. [2] Male flowers are pink [2] and appear in groups of 3. [1]
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 ...
Diospyros kaki is typically a dioecious species, which means that trees are either male or female, but some cultivated varieties are monoecious. In that case both male and female, and even perfect (male+female), flowers can be found on the same tree. The flowers have four crown-shaped sepals and four petals that form a large calyx. [citation ...
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 ...
Sapota nigra J.F.Gmel. (1791) Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon. Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soapapple and (in Spanish) zapote prieto. The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. [1] The common name sapote refers to any soft, edible fruit.
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 trees. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants. [2]
Diospyros rhombifolia, the diamond-leaf persimmon or princess persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to southeast China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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.
Date-plum. Diospyros umlovok Griff. Diospyros lotus, with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros, native to temperate Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the small fruit, which have a taste reminiscent of both plums and dates.