Diospyros kaki ‘Miss Kim’
Diospyros 'Miss Kim' is an early-ripener with good crops of delicious persimmons.
Diospyros kaki ‘Miss Kim’ is early-ripening producing good crops of large, round, sweet and flavourful, reddish orange fruit that is astringent so ready to eat when soft and tender like a ripe tomato. It is also a very attractive compact tree with a weeping habit and long, tropical-looking foliage that turns deep red in fall. Persimmons are one of the most popular fruits in Asia and treasured for fresh eating or desserts. Self-fertile.
Common Name: Persimmon
Family: Ebenaceae (The Ebony Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 10-15'
Width: 8-10'
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Orange
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Primary or secondary forests or in scrub, often in mountains.
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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan
