Index / Search / Diospyros virginiana
§1 Plant
Diospyros virginiana L.
vernacular common persimmon — species · Ebenaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Ebenaceae Gürke
- Genus
- Diospyros
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 676 counties across 17 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- None
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -21 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 200 min.
- Precipitation
- 30–80 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.7–7.5
- Root depth
- 36 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Crown
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 55 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 25 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Dark Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Orange
- Fire resistant
- Yes
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Winter
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 1,200
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- Yes
- Lumber
- No
- Fuelwood
- High
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 676 counties across 17 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Bibb 01007
- Butler 01013
- Cleburne 01029
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Coosa 01037
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Escambia 01053
- Franklin 01059
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Houston 01069
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Macon 01087
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Broward 12011
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Hamilton 12047
- Hardee 12049
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Okeechobee 12093
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bartow 13015
- Bleckley 13023
- Bulloch 13031
- Burke 13033
- Carroll 13045
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Colquitt 13071
- Columbia 13073
- Cook 13075
- Coweta 13077
- Crawford 13079
- Crisp 13081
- Dade 13083
- Decatur 13087
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Greene 13133
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Heard 13149
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Jefferson 13163
- Lee 13177
- Lowndes 13185
- Macon 13193
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Newton 13217
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Rabun 13241
- Stephens 13257
- Sumter 13261
- Tattnall 13267
- Taylor 13269
- Tift 13277
- Wilcox 13315
Kentucky view state ↗ 117 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyd 21019
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Green 21087
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Knott 21119
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- Martin 21159
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Nicholas 21181
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Owsley 21189
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Shelby 21211
- Simpson 21213
- Spencer 21215
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Benton 28009
- Bolivar 28011
- Choctaw 28019
- Clay 28025
- DeSoto 28033
- Franklin 28037
- Greene 28041
- Grenada 28043
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Newton 28101
- Noxubee 28103
- Perry 28111
- Pontotoc 28115
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Smith 28129
- Stone 28131
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Winston 28159
- Yalobusha 28161
- Yazoo 28163
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 9 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Carbon 42025
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Virginia view state ↗ 92 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Clay 54015
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/DIVI5 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3032986 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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