Diospyros kaki 'Hana Gosho'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- dy-oh-SPY-ros KAH-ky
- Description
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'Hana Gosho' is a hybrid Asian persimmon in the ebony family (Ebenaceae). The name means "Flower of the Imperial Palace."
'Han Gosho' is a female tree that produce a small number of male flowers and grows 12 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet tall. A male tree will need to be planted for best pollination. It has vigorous upright growth and strong scaffold branching. The trees grow best in loamy, moist but well-drained soils with a pH of 6.0 to 6.5 in full sun but thrive on a wide range of soils. Drought-tolerant when established. Good tolerance of heat, sun and humidity but not wet clay soils.
The tree blooms in spring with medium to large sweet orange fruits that mature in October into November. The autumn foliage is yellow to orange. Fruit can stay on the tree after the leaves have fallen, giving an attractive addition to a winter garden. It is a non-astringent variety, and the fruit can be sliced like a tomato and eaten raw or it can be used in a variety of baked goods.
The tree can be placed in a lawn, meadow or naturalized area, an Asian, winter or edible garden. It can be trained as an espalier or pruned as a hedge or screen away from foot traffic or wet soil. They have no serious insect or disease problems and they do not require annual pruning like some other deciduous fruit trees. However, they do produce root suckers. Remove promptly unless a naturalized effect is wanted.
Quick ID Hints:
- Bark is deeply fissured or furrowed in shapes of rectangles or squares
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Scale, mealybug and leaf spot can occur. Fruit drop can be messy.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Diospyros
- Species:
- kaki
- Family:
- Ebenaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Leaves are used to make teas
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Grafting
- Wildlife Value:
- Fruits attract birds
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Drought tolerant, heat tolerant and humidity tolerant. Disease and insect resistant.
- Edibility:
- Edible fruits
- Dimensions:
- Height: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Width:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Produces medium to large-sized orange to red fruit. It is usually flat or conic with a light-flesh. The fruit is non-astringent and sweet, ripens in the Fall, as late as November.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- It produces a small number of male flowers that have a pink tinge. The female flowers have a creamy yellow color and tend to grow singly. The flowers have four crown-shaped sepals and four petals. It blooms from May to June.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Obovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves are glossy green and 4-5 inches long which turn yellow to orange in fall.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Black
- Dark Brown
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Fissured
- Furrowed
- Bark Plate Shape:
- Rectangle
- Square
- Bark Description:
- Brownish gray bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Lenticels:
- Conspicuous
- Stem Description:
- Dark rich brown with large lenticels.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Edible Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Foot Traffic
- Wet Soil
- Problems:
- Messy
