University of Florida Plant Information Diospyros virginiana: Common Persimmon
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Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana
Pronunciation: dye-OSS-pih-ross ver-jin-nee-AY-nuh
Common name(s): common persimmon
Family: Ebenaceae USDA hardiness zones: 4B through 9B (Figure 2)
Origin: native to the southern two-thirds of the eastern
United States UF/IFAS Invasive Assessment Status: native
Uses: fruit; reclamation; specimen; urban tolerant; highway median; bonsai