Tree
American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana ยท genus Diospyros
Native fruit-producing tree confirmed at Portal 33; ripe fruit is edible and a strong candidate for the native food-forest system.
About
Description
Native fruit-producing tree; ripe fruit consumed by numerous mammals and birds. Unripe fruit is intensely astringent.
Safety Cautions
Unripe fruit is intensely astringent.
Edible. Only ripe fruit; unripe fruit is intensely astringent.
No known use.
Native fruit-producing tree; ripe fruit consumed by numerous mammals and birds.
Fruit for mammals and birds.
Fruit ripens late summer/fall
Woodland/homestead edges
Portal 33 woodland/homestead
Edible ripe fruit; excellent candidate for Portal 33's native food-forest system.
Identify male/female flowering individuals because persimmon reproductive biology matters for fruit production.
Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.