Diospyros texanum
Scheele.
Black Persimmon
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Description
Diospyros texanum is a TREE growing to 12 m (39ft 4in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The fruits, which are about 20mm in diameter are sweet and tasty when fully ripe.
Distribution
Southern N. America - Texas and New Mexico.
Where It Grows
Coming Soon
Cultivation
257201
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed requires a period of cold-stratification and should be sown as early in the year as possible. It usually germinates in 1 - 6 months at 15°c. Pot up the young seedlings as soon as they are large enough to handle into fairly deep pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. Give them some protection from winter cold for their first year or two outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Layering in spring.
Other Uses
A black dye can be obtained from the juice of the fruit. Wood - heavy, hard, compact, takes a high polish. It is used for making tools, engraving blocks etc.
