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Diospyros tomentosa
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Persimmon
Persimmon, common name for trees of a genus of the ebony family. The
common persimmon is native to the eastern United States, growing wild
from Connecticut and Iowa south to Florida and Texas; it grows up to 15
m (up to 50 ft) and has oblong leaves and unisexual flowers. The edible
fruit is a large berry about the size of an apricot, with a tomatolike skin;
it is extremely astringent until very ripe, when it becomes sweet and
palatable. The persimmon tree yields a heavy, hard, close-grained wood
that is used for shuttles and bobbins in the textile industry and for golfclub heads and other sports equipment. The Japanese persimmon is