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About This Plant
A rather symmetrical tree, American or Common persimmon produces white, fragrant flowers that will give way to an edible fruit that is best consumed after several frosts and the persimmon becomes a deep orange color. More than one tree is needed for pollination, and persimmons may not flower until they are 8-10 years old. The optimum age for fruit production is 25-50. They should be planted 30-50 feet apart due to their width. Wildlife will consume the fruit. Persimmon trees have long tap roots.
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Benefits
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Plant Facts
When green, the fruit of the American Persimmon tree is astringent, but once it ripens it is sweet and can be eaten raw or used in a number of recipes | The inner bark and unripe fruit have historically been used as a medicinal treatment for fevers, and the heartwood has been used to make golf clubs and billiard cues
Alternate Names
Common Persimmon, Date Plum, Eastern Persimmon, Jove’s Fruit, Possum Apples, Possumwood, Winter Plum
