Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Wildlife Value
Fruits attract birds
Plant Profile: Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu'
Names
Fuyu Kaki, Fuyu Persimmon
Phonetic Spelling:dy-oh-SPY-ros KAH-ky
Genus:Diospyros
Species:kaki
Family:Ebenaceae
The Fuyu persimmon produces sweet, medium-sized fruit that is non-astringent and ripens during the autumn months. In addition to its edible qualities, the fruit adds an ornamental touch in winter, while the vibrant fall foliage further enhances its appeal. This tree adapts well to various soil types but thrives in deep, moist, slightly acidic, and well-drained sandy loams. Once established, it demonstrates good drought resistance. Optimal fruit production occurs in climate zones 8 to 10.
For additional details, refer to Diospyros kaki.
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Feature Summary
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Image Gallery
Tags
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#shade tree
#full sun tolerant
#drought tolerant
#winter interest
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#fruit tree
#sweet fruit
#messy
#edible fruits
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#orange fruits
#fall color yellow
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Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Feature Summary
Attributes
Fruits attract birds
Produces non-astringent fruit that is sweet, soft and tangy. Firm when ripens. It is a self-fruitful cultivar.
Perennial
Woody
Fruit
A medium-sized, square-shaped, faintly 4-sided fruit that ripens in late fall with a deep-orange skin and a light orange flesh.
Orange
Edible
Showy
Long-lasting
Fall
Winter
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Flowers
Female flowers are slightly fragrant, borne singly with four whitish petals that are about half an inch long. Male flowers are pink-toned appearing in clusters of three. They may or may not be on the same tree. It doesn't need pollination to set seedless fruit.
Pink
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
Insignificant
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
< 1 inch
Leaves
The leaves are glossy green and 4-5 inches long which turn yellow to orange in fall.
Deciduous
Green
Gold/Yellow
Orange
Simple
Lanceolate
Obovate
Entire
3-6 inches
Glossy
3-6 inches
Stem
Dark rich brown with large lenticels.
Brown/Copper
Conspicuous
Whole Plant Traits
Edible
Tree
Deciduous
Rounded
Spreading
Medium
High
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Coastal
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Edible Garden
Winter Garden
Flowering Tree
Drought
Naturalized Area
Messy
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Image Gallery
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Attributes
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Edibility
Produces non-astringent fruit that is sweet, soft and tangy. Firm when ripens. It is a self-fruitful cultivar.
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Fruit
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Fruit Description
A medium-sized, square-shaped, faintly 4-sided fruit that ripens in late fall with a deep-orange skin and a light orange flesh.
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Fruit Color
Orange
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Flowers
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Flower Description
Female flowers are slightly fragrant, borne singly with four whitish petals that are about half an inch long. Male flowers are pink-toned appearing in clusters of three. They may or may not be on the same tree. It doesn't need pollination to set seedless fruit.
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Flower Color
Cream/Tan
Gold/Yellow
Pink
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Leaves
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Description
The leaves are glossy green and 4-5 inches long which turn yellow to orange in fall.
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Color
Green
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Deciduous Leaf Fall Color
Gold/Yellow
Orange
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Stem
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Stem Description
Dark rich brown with large lenticels.
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Stem Color
Brown/Copper
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Stem Lenticels
Conspicuous
Not Conspicuous
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Whole Plant Traits
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Cultural Conditions
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu' Landscape
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu': Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
