The Tortoise Club

Plant Name:

Persimmon

Latin Name:

Diospyros texanum, virginiana

Plant Type:

Weed

Edible Part:

Leaves

About

Common persimmon, also called simmon, possumwood, and Florida persimmon, is a slow-growing tree of moderate size found on a wide variety of soils and sites. Do not feed the fruit to non-fruit-eating species.