American Persimmon Seedling

American Persimmon Seedling
❮ ❯ ×
bare-root trees
$22.00
Item: 7575-A
$99.00
Item: 7575-B
Diospyros virginiana

35-60' × 20-35'

Medium-sized native tree with a slender oval crown, glossy dark green foliage, beautiful checked bark, and edible 1½" orange fruit. Small very fragrant yellowish flowers in spring attract pollinators from miles around. Foliage turns attractive reddish-purple in fall. 

These are seedlings of improved named varieties such as Prok, Yates and Szukis from grafted orchard trees with larger high-quality fruit. Fruit is extremely astringent before thoroughly ripening. Best after a frost. Be sure it’s soft before you bite—your mouth just might implode! Use in pies, jams and jelly.

May not always ripen north of Boston, though some Maine growers do report crops some years. May die back in winter in northern zones, but ours survived extreme cold temps this year and came back strong in spring. Prefers moist well-drained sandy soil but adaptable to dry areas of low fertility. Can sucker and form naturalized stands. Dioecious, requiring separate male and female plants to produce fruit. These are unsexed seedlings—plant two or more to ensure fruit. Attractive to pollinators. Native to eastern U.S. Z4/5. (1-3')

ships in spring
Quick Details
Pollinator Friendly
Yes
Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered on or before February 20 will ship from March through early May, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas.

Orders placed after February 20 will ship from late April through early-to-mid May.

Additional Information

Small Trees and Shrubs

As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”