DIOSPYROS

Genus includes the commercially important persimmon fruit and the timber ebony of which there are solid black and striped variations.

Genus of 475 species of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs found in forests in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate regions worldwide.

Further Reading....
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
  • Tree
  • Additional Features
    Good to know
    Grown for attractive habit and fleshy fruits.
    Place of origin
    Tropical, sub tropical and warmer temperate zones worldwide.
Diospyros - Growing Guide

Buy Varieties of DIOSPYROS

DIOSPYROS kaki

DIOSPYROS kaki

Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon.

oval glossy green leaves which turn yellow orange and purple in autumn. Female plants bear conical yellow fruits

 
Small
£30.00 each 
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Large
£45.00 each 
DIOSPYROS lotus

DIOSPYROS lotus

Date plum

spreading tree with small red-green flowers and inedible yellow-purple fruits on female plants

 
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£16.50 each 
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Large
£45.00 each 
DIOSPYROS virginiana

DIOSPYROS virginiana

North American persimmon, Possum apple

an elegant tree with rugged bark and good autumn colour

 
£25.00 each 
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Available again from March 2025 - New stock in early spring.

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