Diospyros virginiana ‘Meader’
Diospyros virginiana 'Meader' is an excellent self-fertile American persimmon producing delicious, sweet, deep orange fruit.
Diospyros virginiana ‘Meader’ is an excellent self-fertile American persimmon producing delicious, sweet, deep orange fruit. The foliage turns beautiful tones of red and orange in fall. 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 produce 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.
Common Name: American Persimmon
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
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Orange
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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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