Flowering TreesJapanese Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
Japanese Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 15-25 ft x 15-25 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream blooms in spring. It attracts birds, stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-25 ft x 15-25 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Cream
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought
- Native to
- East Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Japanese Persimmon is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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