American Persimmon Tree Qt. Pot (Diospyros Virginiana 'American) Live Plant In A Quart Pot 6-12"

• You are buying 1 American Persimmon tree in a quart pot 6-12".
• As an addition to your landscape, this Kentucky native while a slow grower can be pruned initially to have either a strong central leader or open truck.
• Foliage color variety enhances any garden or open space, and this long oval leafed tree transforms through the seasons from light bright green, thru dark pine to fall colors.
• In the spring it has plentiful yellow-white waxy open bell shaped flowers.
• While fiercely bitter and sour unripe, the ripe persimmon is richly sweet and almost nutty in flavor.
• Your trees begin to bare fruit as early as three years from initial planting.
• At maturity they can get up to 60' tall but normally they get 20' tall with a spread of 10' Hardy in zones 7-9 grows well in moist loamy soil.
• Mature trees can handle some drought young trees can not.
• While very cold and freeze hardy it is good to protect your trees from early frosts in low lying areas, thus increasing ripening time.