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Family: Ebenaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
September - December
According to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center,
"When ripe, the sweet fruit of Persimmon somewhat recalls the flavor of dates. Immature fruit contains tannin and is strongly astringent. Persimmons are consumed fresh and are used to make puddings, cakes, and beverages. American Indians made persimmon bread and stored the dried fruit like prunes. Opossums, raccoons, skunks, deer, and birds also feed upon the fruit. Principal uses of the wood are for golf-club heads, shuttles for textile weaving, and furniture veneer. The word persimmon is of Algonquian origin, while the genus name Diospyros, from the Greek, means fruit of the god Zeus."
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20 June 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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20 June 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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20 June 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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20 June 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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20 June 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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22 May 2017
Manassas, VA 
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22 May 2017
Manassas, VA 
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26 June 2014
Manassas, VA (fruits forming) 
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2 October 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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18 November 2016
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA (fruit ready to eat) 
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