Diospyros cathayensis seed

LATIN NAME: DIOSPYROS CATHAYENSIS

COMMON NAME: Chinese Persimmon

The Chinese persimmon globes the dense, rounded crown with the glossy, dark-green leaves and the small, white, bell-shaped flowers, the small, round, orange-yellow fruits following and ripening through the autumn, the whole tree carrying the bright fruit show. The fruits hang well on the tree, and they sweeten after the frost. The tree grows into the tidy, ornamental form, and it stands the cold well. It likes the sun, and the moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the ebony family, the ornamental persimmons have a recognised place in the studies of the fruiting trees, and the cathayensis species appears in the research on the fruit chemistry and the autumn display. The horticulturists value the bright fruit show, while the food scientists note the sweet, astringent fruits that soften after the frost. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the collectors of the ornamental persimmons keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden, the Chinese persimmon globes the branches with the orange fruits. The fruits serve the fresh eating, the drying and the traditional preparations, they feed the birds through the autumn, and the wood serves the fine wares. It grows well in the moist, well-drained, sunny ground and stands the cold. Tidy, bright and autumn-generous.

To grow the Chinese Persimmon from seed,

Press the seeds into the moist, leafy mix of the deep pot, then cover them lightly, keep the pot in the bright, cool spot and water gently

Keep the pot bright and gently watered, and pot the seedlings on in the spring. The first fruits come in a few seasons.

. The seedlings surface within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Plant the young trees in the sunny, moist, well-drained ground, and the orange fruits will globe the autumn over the years.

Diospyros cathayensis ( Cathay Persimmon )
An extremely rare, evergreen tree, reaching a maximum height of 33 feet with a trunk diameter of 2.6 feet, that is native to south and western China. Moderate growing, up to 11 feet in 6 years.
The elliptical leaves, up to 4.5 x 1.4 inches in size, are glossy deep green.
The small, white or pale yellow flowers are borne on cymes during late spring.
The rounded, orangish-yellow berries, up to 1.2 inches wide, ripen during late summer into early autumn.
The stems are brown and tipped in a spine.
Growing Info:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days.
Germination: sow seed 3/8″ deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.