Diospyros texana - Wikipedia
Diospyros texana is a species of persimmon that is native to central, south and west Texas and southwest Oklahoma in the United States, and eastern Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Common names include Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon and the more ambiguous "black persimmon". [1]
Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, …
Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote. Texas Persimmon is one of Texas's premier small trees. The bark of mature trees peels away to reveal shades of gray, white and pink on the trunk underneath, rivalling the beauty of the Texas madrone. Combined with fine textured dark green foliage that stays evergreen in the southern ...
Plants of Texas Rangelands » Texas persimmon - Texas A&M …
Texas persimmon, also called Mexican or black persimmon, is a shrub or small tree that normally grows to less than 15 feet tall. However, some specimens along the upper Texas coast may reach 50 feet tall. Its compact wood is almost black, and the bark is gray, slick and thin.
Texas A&M Forest Service - Trees of Texas - List of Trees
Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is a medium to large tree with dark, blocky bark and large, edible fruits in the fall. Common crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) has smooth, muscular trunks and branches with peeling bark.
Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Chapote - Texas Beyond …
Texas persimmon is a small hardwood tree with simple, leathery, evergreen leaves. It has distinctive, smooth, light gray bark that peels from the more mature trunks or stems. Its astringent fruit was used for food and medicine, while its tough wood was used to make digging sticks.
Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) - iNaturalist
Diospyros texana is a species of persimmon that is native to central, south and west Texas and southwest Oklahoma in the United States, and eastern Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Common names include Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon and the more ambiguous 'black persimmon'.
Diospyros texana — Spadefoot Nursery, Inc.
Mexican persimmon, black persimmon. Spanish: chapote, chapote prieto, chapote manzano. The word Spanish word chapote is derived from the Nahuatl word tzapotl, a word that refers to several fruit-bearing trees in Mexico. CHARACTERISTICS. Small evergreen tree, 15’h&w, but can get taller. Plants can be deciduous in cold regions.
Diospyros texana - US Forest Service
In Mexico, Texas persimmon occurs in the northern portions of Neuvo Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas [25, 30, 33, 34]. It may also occur in the extreme northeastern corner of Chihuahua [25].
Seasonal Texas Persimmons | Information, Flavor Profiles, and …
2022年10月12日 · As its name suggests (science name Diospyros Texana) is a species indigenous to southern and central Texas. They're also known as Mexican persimmon and other names, but since we're in Texas, let's call them what they are and stick with Texas Persimmon! Our Favorite Texas Persimmon Recipes.
Diospyros texana - Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
Mexican Persimmon. Black Persimmon. Pronunciation: di-OS-pi-ros tex-ANN-uh. Family: Ebenaceae. Genus: Diospyros. Type: Broadleaf. Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No. Deciduous to semi-evergreen, large multistemmed shrub or small tree, generally to 10 ft (3 m) tall, similar width, but may reach 40 ft (12 m) tall.