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Diospyros rhombifolia
Also called Princess Persimmon
Diospyros rhombifolia is a shrub or small tree from southeast China, grown for its neat diamond-shaped leaves and small orange fruit. It is adaptable and fairly easy to grow in a sunny, well-drained spot.
Diospyros rhombifolia, the diamond-leaf persimmon or princess persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae. It is native to southeast China. A shrub or tree reaching 8 m (26 ft), and hardy to USDA zone 7b, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental for its small leaves and attractive orange fruit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros rhombifolia 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.
