American Persimmon Tree

Buy American Persimmon Trees for sale at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. American Persimmon, botanically known as Diospyros virginiana, is a native fruit tree known for its sweet fall fruit, wildlife value, beautiful seasonal color, and dependable performance across many Southern landscapes.

American persimmons are different from the larger Asian persimmons many customers are familiar with. The fruit is usually smaller, but when fully ripe and soft, it has a rich, sweet, old-fashioned flavor. This is an astringent persimmon, so the fruit should not be eaten firm. It needs to soften completely before eating so the sweetness can fully develop.

This tree is a great choice for customers who want a native fruit tree, edible landscape tree, wildlife tree, food plot tree, or hardy persimmon for a larger yard, farm, homestead, or naturalized planting. The fruit is enjoyed by people, birds, deer, and other wildlife, making American persimmon useful as both a fruit tree and a wildlife-friendly native tree.

American Persimmon Trees are also valued for their rugged nature. They can adapt to a range of soils once established and are well suited for Southern properties where customers want a low-maintenance native tree with long-term value. In the landscape, the tree can offer attractive green foliage during the growing season, fall color, interesting bark with age, and orange fruit in the fall.

Well adapted to North Florida, the Florida Panhandle, South Alabama, and other warm Southern climates, American Persimmon is a smart choice for gardeners searching for native persimmon trees near me, American persimmon trees for sale, wildlife fruit trees, food plot trees, or fruit trees for sale in North Florida.

Plant Details:

• Plant Type: Native fruit tree
• Botanical Name: Diospyros virginiana
• Common Name: American Persimmon / Common Persimmon
• Fruit Type: American persimmon
• Astringency: Astringent; fruit should be fully soft and ripe before eating
• Fruit Texture: Soft and sweet when fully ripe
• Fruit Size: Usually smaller than Asian persimmons
• Fruit Color: Yellow-orange to orange when ripe
• Fruit Flavor: Rich, sweet, and old-fashioned when fully ripe
• Mature Size: Often 30–60 feet tall in the landscape; may grow larger with age and good conditions
• Sunlight: Full sun is best for fruit production; can tolerate some part sun
• Soil: Adaptable to many soils, including sandy, loamy, and clay soils; good drainage is still helpful
• USDA Zones: Commonly grown in zones 4–9
• Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
• Fruit Season: Fall into early winter, depending on weather and growing conditions
• Pollination: American persimmons are usually male or female trees. For best fruiting, plant more than one American persimmon or make sure a compatible male tree is nearby. Seedling trees may be male or female.
• Uses: Fresh eating when soft, baking, preserves, wildlife plantings, food plots, native landscapes, edible landscapes, farms, homesteads, and larger yards
• Wildlife Value: Fruit attracts birds, deer, and other wildlife
• Maintenance: Low once established with proper planting, sunlight, watering, and care

Local Pickup & Limited Shipping

Local pickup is available for most plants and trees at our nursery in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Limited shipping may be available for select trees, liners, and smaller plants in 3-gallon containers or smaller. Shipping availability depends on the plant variety, size, quantity, destination, and packaging requirements. Shipping charges are calculated separately.

Please contact us before ordering if shipping is needed to confirm that the plant can be shipped and to receive the current shipping cost.

Advanced Nursery Growers LLC
1911 McLeod Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Phone: 850-391-2228
Email: info@advancednurserygrowers.com
Website: www.AdvancedNurseryGrowers.com

Wholesale pricing is available for qualified nurseries. Please contact Advanced Nursery Growers for current availability and wholesale pricing.