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Common Name(s): Texas Persimmon, Persimmon,Texas
Species: Diospyros texana
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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.
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