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Diospyros (virginiana)

Mike Materne
Plant Materials Specialists
USDA NRCS - Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center
P.O. Box 16030, University Station
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/lapmc
Family Scientific Name: Ebenaceae
Family Common Name: Ebony
Scientific Name: Diospyros virginiana
Common Name: Persimmon
General Distribution: Usually dry deciduous forest, pinelands, and old fields; however, has a wide range of sites varying in moisture and fertility conditions (Godfrey 1988).
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Collection: Collected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Propagule Processing: EASE OF COLLECTION: Readily accessible.
METHOD OF CLEANING: Seeds are easily removed by running water through a macerator and allowing the pulp to float away, or by rubbing and washing the pulp through 1/4-inch mesh hardware cloth (ibid.).
TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Seed and seedlings.
PROPAGATION METHOD: Seed and seedlings.
NUMBER OF SEEDS PER POUND: 1,200 (USDA 1974).
PERCENT GERMINATION: 96% (ibid.).
Pre-Planting Treatments: PRETREATMENTUSED: Cold stratification at 40§F for 90 days.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 METHOD OF GROWING: Container.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: SEED MATURITY DATE: Flowers: March-June. Fruits: September - November.

UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE HARVESTING OR DIGGING REQUIREMENTS: Seedlings have strong taproots and should be field planted at the end of the first season.

STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Cleaned seed should be spread out to dry for a day or two. Prolonged storage requires thorough drying (ibid.).

ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Unknown; however, seeds stored for prolonged periods should be stored in sealed, dry containers at 41§F (ibid.).
References: Godfrey, R.K. 1988. Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1974.

Citation:

Fine, Gary. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Diospyros virginiana seeds USDA NRCS - Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.