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Variety of Persimmon · Diospyros kaki
Non-astringent Japanese persimmon, crisp and ready to eat
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses3
🇯🇵 Japan

Taste & characteristics

Taste

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Pollination
dioecious – separate male and female plants

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Flat-round, orange fruit; non-astringent and edible while still firm and crisp

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Persimmon unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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