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    DIOSPYROS
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    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.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Grown for attractive habit and fleshy fruits.
    • Place of origin
      Tropical, sub tropical and warmer temperate zones worldwide.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Tree
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    Varieties
    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
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    Large
    £50.00
    DIOSPYROS lotus
    Date plum
    spreading tree with small red-green flowers and inedible yellow-purple fruits on female plants
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £45.00
    DIOSPYROS virginiana
    North American persimmon, Possum apple
    an elegant tree with rugged bark and good autumn colour
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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