Plant Image Gallery: Plant Details

Common Name(s):	Texas Persimmon, Persimmon,Texas
Species:	Diospyros texana
Synonyms:
Family:	Ebenaceae

Longevity:	Perennial

Origin:	Native
Height:	5 m
Flowers:	February - June
Fruits:	Summer - Fall
Description:	A much branched shrub or tree scattered on dry rocky hillsides in the southwest portion of our region. The fruit, black at maturity, is smaller than that of common persimmon and is eaten by many species of birds and mammals. The black juice of the fruits was once used as a dye for leather or buckskin.

bark

leaf

leaf underside

stem

immature fruit