Diospyros kaki
Kaki
Persimmon
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 28-32 mm |
| Flowering months | June, July |
| Leaf type | Elliptic |
| Height | 10 m |
Description
The name comes from Greek, fruit of the gods, ‘Dios pyros’.
The fruit is very attractive as it grows and ripens. An unusual taste. The leaves turn orange-red-purple in autumn.
Flowers
Kaki trees have either male or female flowers. The female flowers are creamy-yellow, solitary with 4 crown-shaped sepals; the male flowers, in three’s, are tinged with pink.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf. Oval, undulated, glossy, dark green, 5-15 cm.
Fruits Seeds
Pome: a yellow-orange fleshy fruit with a tough central core containing the seed, 5-8 cm.
Edible
The fruit is slow to ripen, only when the leaves have fallen do they become edible.
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