Tag Archives: Diospyros virginiana

Word of the Week: Berry

Posted on April 26, 2021 by MGNV Webmaster

Can you identify any berries among the edibles to the right? Although nutritionists consider tomatoes, peppers, squash, pumpkins, and eggplants vegetables, botanists categorize them as fruits. Continue reading →

Posted in Illustrated Glossary, Word of the Week, WoW | Tagged Asiminia triloba (pawpaw), berry, Diospyros virginiana, hesperidia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, pepo, Phytolacca americana, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, Vaccinium corymbosum | Comments Off

Fall Fruit at Glencarlyn Garden

Posted on October 30, 2018 by MGNV Webmaster

Learn all about Diospyros virginiana, the common or American persimmon, a plant native to the eastern and midwestern United States – with a delicious persimmon recipe as well. Continue reading →

Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Recipes | Tagged common or American persimmon, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros virginiana, Native tree, persimmon | Comments Off

In the Winter Garden – Reflections from 2012

Posted on January 2, 2015 by mgnv

This article, written by MGNV member Mary Free in December 2012, is worth a repeat. Appreciating the winter garden makes for a happier all-season gardener! For some excellent native tree suggestions you can explore the MGNV series of tried and true plants. … Continue reading →

Posted in MG in the Garden | Tagged Acer circinatum, Acer davidii, Acer griseum, Acer palmatum, Acer pensylvanicum, Acer tegmentosum, Acer x conspicuum 'Phoneix', America beech, American hornbeam, American sycamore, amur macckia, bark, beech, Betula nigra, Betula papyrifera, black birch, black walnut, black walnut tree, carpinus caroliniana, Christmas fern, common persimmon, conifers, Cornus kousa, Corylus contorta, David maple, Diospyros virginiana, erosion control, European beech, fagus grandifolia, Fagus sylvatica, Hamamelis virginiana, Harry Lauder's walking stick, hollies, hornbeam, Japanese dappled willow, Japanese maple, Japanese red pine, Japanese stewartia, Japanese tree lilac, Juglans nigra, Kousa dogwood, lacebark pine, Maackia amurensis, manchustriped maple, Mary Free, native trees, Nectria canker, oaks, paper birch, paperbark maple, persimmon, Phoenix maple, Pinus bungeana, Pinus densiflora, platanys occidentalis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Prunus, S. amuerensis japonica, Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki', shade bed perennials, specimen plants, specimen trees, Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia, striped maple, Syringa reticulata, tree bark, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, US natives, VCE, vine maple, Virginia Tech, witch-hazel, woody plants | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Diospyros virginiana

Word of the Week: Berry

Fall Fruit at Glencarlyn Garden

In the Winter Garden – Reflections from 2012

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