Diospyros virginiana Prairie Gem
Diospyros virginiana Prairie Gem is a unique, early-ripening, seedless variety of American persimmon that is sweet and tender.
Description:
Diospyros virginiana Prairie Gem 'Claypool F-25' is a unique, early-ripening, seedless variety of American persimmon with beautiful, light orange fruit that is sweet and tender. The Claypool cultivars are self-fertile but may produce more fruit in the presence of a male clone. 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.
Common Name: American Persimmon - [Fall 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
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: Yes
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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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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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