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Persimmons Diospyros

This hub compares 10 species records. Across all 10 records, it carries 33 evidence rows from 15 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 fire-resistant and 9 awaiting directional evidence. The species records remain separate: their evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Fire-resistant: 1 species

common persimmon Fire-resistant Diospyros virginiana Consensus · 10 sources Zones 5–5

Awaiting evidence: 9 species

Monkey Apple Awaiting evidence Diospyros dichrophylla Limited evidence · 6 sources
Diospyros lasiocalyx Awaiting evidence Diospyros lasiocalyx Limited evidence · 4 sources
black sapote Awaiting evidence Diospyros nigra Limited evidence · 3 sources
Diospyros maingayi Awaiting evidence Diospyros maingayi Limited evidence · 3 sources
Diospyros pubescens Awaiting evidence Diospyros pubescens Limited evidence · 2 sources
Texas persimmon Awaiting evidence Diospyros texana Mid-scale score · 2 sources Zones 8–8
Diospyros carbonaria Awaiting evidence Diospyros carbonaria Limited evidence · 1 source
japanese persimmon Awaiting evidence Diospyros kaki Mid-scale score · 1 source Zones 8–8
tendu Awaiting evidence Diospyros melanoxylon Limited evidence · 1 source

About persimmons

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: tree. The records span published USDA zones 5–8. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Diospyros: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated persimmons grow

Tagged as growing in 31 states.

See Diospyros on Grow → · JSON