Persimmon
Diospyros kaki · Family: Ebenaceae
- Light
- sun
- Watering
- medium
- Hardy to
- -15 °C
- Soil
- any
Where it grows on Tenerife
Grows in: North, 300–1000 m
With watering: South, 300–1000 m · Above 1000 m
Indicative conditions, reviewed by Marianna.
Origin and history
Native to China and grown for centuries in Japan. It spread through Europe in the 19th century.
Written for this site, pending Marianna's review.
From Wikipedia
Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon, kaki persimmon, or Fuyu persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780, D. kaki cultivation in China dates back more than 2000 years.
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