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Diospyros sonorae
Also called Sonoran Persimmon
Diospyros sonorae is a small desert-adapted tree from northwest Mexico, grown mainly for its edible fruit. It needs full sun, good drainage and very little water once established.
Diospyros sonorae (syn. Diospyros sinaloensis), the Sonoran persimmon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ebenaceae, native to Sinaloa and central Sonora, Mexico. A desert-adapted small tree, its fruit is edible and is consumed locally.
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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.
