Diospyros virginiana ‘Garretson’
Diospyros virginiana 'Garretson' produces abundant crops of large, sweet and delicious, glowing, deep orange persimmons.
Diospyros virginiana ‘Garretson’ produces abundant crops of large, sweet and delicious, glowing, deep orange fruit. It also offers extra striking fall colour in shades of orange and yellow. The Asian persimmons, D. kaki, are one of the most popular fruits in Asia. Its eastern US relative, D. virginiana, is lesser known but much hardier to zone 4 and produces small 1-2 inch wide, orange to reddish-purple fruit that are eaten fresh when soft like a ripe tomato or used in syrups, jellies, ice creams, and pies. Partially to fully self-fertile but will produce more fruit in the presence of a male tree.
Common Name: American Persimmon - [Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Ebenaceae (The Ebony Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 10-15'
Width: 8-10'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Orange
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests, low-lying seasonally wet areas, dry ridges, rocky, open woods, prairies, thickets,along roadsides, and on abandoned farm land from sea level to 1100 metres.
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Geographical Origin: North America
