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Asian Persimmon

Diospyros kaki · Ebenaceae · 감나무

How to spot it

Glossy leaves turn yellow, orange and red in autumn, and the orange fruit may remain after the leaves have fallen.

Look

Leaves
Oval leaves are glossy green in summer and turn yellow, orange and red in autumn.
Flowers
Female flowers are creamy white and borne singly; male flowers are pinkish and borne in clusters of three.
Fruit
Orange, round or oval fruit that can stay on the branches after the leaves fall.
Bark
Brownish-gray bark.

Where it grows

In Korea
Planted
Native to
From Assam in India to central and southern China and Vietnam, and Taiwan.
Ecology
It can set fruit without pollination (parthenocarpy). Late frost can affect the flowers, and the harvest may fall the year after a heavy crop.

Stories

Famous Asian Persimmon trees in Korea

Sources