Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
Edible • Autumn Colour • Easy-Care Orchard Tree
Persimmon is a stunning, reliable fruit tree that brings both beauty and productivity to lifestyle blocks and home orchards. Known for its sweet, honey-like fruit and brilliant autumn foliage, persimmon is a standout performer that thrives in a wide range of NZ conditions. It’s surprisingly hardy, low-maintenance, and perfect for anyone wanting a productive tree that also doubles as an ornamental feature.
With a naturally rounded, tidy canopy, persimmon fits beautifully into mixed orchards, food forests, shelter-accented plantings, and edible landscapes. It tolerates coastal winds, clay soils (better than many fruit trees), and mild frosts. Once established, it needs little more than yearly pruning and mulch. The fruit stores well, ripens late in the season, and is excellent for fresh eating, desserts, preserving, and drying.
If you want a high-value fruit tree that’s both beautiful and dependable, persimmon is a standout choice for lifestyle blocks and family orchards.
With a naturally rounded, tidy canopy, persimmon fits beautifully into mixed orchards, food forests, shelter-accented plantings, and edible landscapes. It tolerates coastal winds, clay soils (better than many fruit trees), and mild frosts. Once established, it needs little more than yearly pruning and mulch. The fruit stores well, ripens late in the season, and is excellent for fresh eating, desserts, preserving, and drying.
If you want a high-value fruit tree that’s both beautiful and dependable, persimmon is a standout choice for lifestyle blocks and family orchards.
Seed grown, approx 40cm high, in PB 2 Bags