Accession Data

Diospyros kaki

Common Name: Chinese Persimmon

Family: Ebenaceae

Country of Origin: Assam to C. & S. China and Taiwan

Description: [Syn. Diospyros chinensis Blume]

A native of China and cultivated in Japan for many centuries, this deciduous tree grows to about 20 ft (6 m) with spreading branches. Its dark green oval leaves turn yellow to deep orange in fall (autumn). It has small, cream flowers and orange or yellow fruit about 3 in (8 cm) across.

Uses: Popular edible fruit in China and Japan where it is prized for its orange flesh.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8-10

Accession #: 199900070

Accession Date: 1999-06-23 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2303

Quantity: 1

Source: Matt Opel

Culture: These trees prefer well-drained, moist soil, with ample water in the growing season and, being brittle, need shelter from strong wind. Propagate from seed. USDA Zone 8-10

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Ebenaceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  4. Diospyros kaki at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  5. Diospyros kaki at WikiPedia. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.
  6. Image #00 (cropped) and #03 (original) by By Sphl (ja:Image:Kaki.jpg) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, June 30, 2017.

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