Diospyros kaki 'Hana Gosho'
Common Name(s):
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- dy-oh-SPY-ros KAH-ky
- Description
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As with its parent plant, the 'Hana Gosho' ("flower of the Imperial Palace") cultivar of the Oriental persimmon is beautiful, delicious and easy to grow, and offers year-round interest in the landscape. Oriental persimmons are native in Eastern Asia and India, and they thrive in eastern North Carolina and the southern piedmont. 'Hana Gosho' has vigorous upright growth and strong scaffold branching. It is late-ripening into late November and an early-bearing cultivar with consistent yields.
This variety is known for developing some of the deepest shades of red found in persimmon cultivars.
In order to ensure better fruiting, planting two cultivars is recommended. Tolerates a wide range of soils but prefers deep, moist, slightly acidic and well-drained loams on the sandy side. Drought tolerant when established. Good tolerance of heat, sun and humidity but not wet clay soils.
Though the tree produces larger fruits than other persimmons, the tree itself is somewhat smaller than other Oriental persimmon trees, and prone to premature shedding of fruit. Because of its size and growth habit, it is good for homeowner's landscapes as it is easier to train and maintain.
It has good disease and insect resistance. It may be pruned as a hedge, screen or espalier.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Diospyros
- Species:
- kaki
- Family:
- Ebenaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Leaves are used to make teas
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- 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
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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)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- 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:
- 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a
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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:
- Edible Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heavy Shade
- Wet Soil
- Problems:
- Messy
