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4m
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6m
max. height |
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10-20 years
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4 hours care
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Botanical name: Diospyros kaki
Other names: Persimmon, Oriental persimmon, Japanese persimmon, Kaki, Chinese persimmon
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Genus: Diospyros
Species: D. kaki - D. kaki is a tender, tall tree with long, drooping ovate leaves, and inconspicuous flowers surrounded by a green calyx tube (female flowers are single and cream-colored while the male flowers are pink-tinged) followed by edible orange-red fruit in autumn.
Diospyros kaki is: Semi evergreen
Flower: White in Spring; White in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in Summer
Fruit: Orange in Summer; Orange in Autumn
Habit: Rounded to broadly spreading
Diospyros kaki (Persimmon) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Cake decoration, Conservatory, Containers, Flavouring food and drinks, Indoor, Mediterranean
Cultivation: Plant outdoors in deep, well drained loaml in a sheltered, frost-free area in full sun. Or grow under glass inside, in loam-based compost. The fruit will be larger and of higher quality with regular watering.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) |
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