Flowering TreesAmerican Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 35-60 ft × 25-35 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, green and orange blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to poor soil and wind.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 35-60 ft × 25-35 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green, Orange, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Poor soil, Wind
- Native to
- Eastern and midwestern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — American Persimmon is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), 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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