Persimmon
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The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki. In 20
Oriental persimmon fruit, whole and halved, of the firm cultivar 'fuyu'
Persimmon fruit seed
Leaves of D. kaki cultivated in Brazil
American persimmon female flower
Diospyros virginiana
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Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, common persimmon, eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, or sugar plum. It ranges from southern Conne
Persimmon
…Diospyros decandra is native to Mainland Southeast Asia, and its skin is golden yellow. American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is native to the eastern United States. Harvested in the fall or after the first frost, the fruit is eaten fresh, in baked goods, in steamed puddings…
Diospyros virginiana fruit
A large tree in Indiana, 1935
Distinctive coruscated, heavily scaled bark