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DIOSPYROS lotus
Commonly known as Date plum
Spreading tree with small red-green flowers and inedible yellow-purple fruits on female plants
£17.50 each
Large
£45.00 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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Good to know
Male and female flowers are produced, usually, on separate plants -
Pests & Diseases
Under glass, mealy bugs, scale and leaf rollers. -
Place of origin
Southwestern Asia to China. -
DeciduousLance-shaped, elliptic or oval glossy, dark-green leaves to 12cm (5in) long.
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Bell/LanternTiny, bell-shaped flowers
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Frost hardy (down to -5)
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Entire
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Height
10m (33ft) -
Spread
6m (20ft)
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TreeSpreading tree.
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Pruning group 1
Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) -
Summer Seasonal Interest
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Fertile well drained soilLoamy.
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Full sun
Shelter from cold drying winds. -
Rounded to broadly spreading
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Mature Size10m (33ft)
6m (20ft)
View Planting Tips and Care Advice
Diospyros - Growing Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
