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Diospyros lotus
Also called Caucasian Persimmon, Lilac Persimmon, Lotus Persimmon, Lotustree
Date-plum (Diospyros lotus) is a deciduous tree, often grown as a fruit or ornamental tree, that makes yellow, edible berries once fully ripe. It needs full sun and a sheltered spot with a cold winter to ripen its fruit well.
The date-plum (Diospyros lotus), also known by the common names Caucasian persimmon and lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros, native to Eurasia. The ripe fruit is edible.
The species area extends from East Asia to the west of the Mediterranean, down to Spain. The date-plum is native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia.
The fruits are edible and have a rich flavour, but only when fully ripe, aided by frost. They should be picked as late as possible (around late November) and stored in a cool place, where they will continue to ripen over a couple of months. In December, fruit should be picked only for immediate consumption, as they will not keep in storage.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Date-plum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
