Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This adaptable pioneer species’ common name, Persimmon, comes from the indigenous Algonquin people who have prized the sweet orange fruit for food and medicinal purposes. Found* in old fields and from swamp forests to the understory of mesic to dry upland forests, this Ebony family member’s hard wood is used for golf club heads and furniture veneer.
*It is native to DC and common in DE. In MD, it is found on the Eastern Shore and Piedmont, but is infrequent in the mountains. It is present in the southern parts of PA. In VA, it is common in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont and infrequent and confined to low elevations in the mountains. You can view the VA counties in which it has been reported here.
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