Ebenaceae > Diospyros (persimmon, ebony)
Brunswick Co., NC
29 Oct 2006
Statewide in NC in a variety of habitats, the fruits are edible in the late fall when they become soft.
Brunswick Co., NC
29 Oct 2006
Brunswick Co., NC
29 Oct 2006
Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008
Leaves are simple, alternate, and elliptical.
Brunswick Co., NC
27 June 2010
Apparently suffering heat or drought stress.
Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008
Flowers appear in leaf axils in late spring.
Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008
Individual flowers are either male or female. This is a male flower.
Orange Co., NC
16 May 2009
Female flower.
Northern barrier islands of Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2009
Northern barrier islands of Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2009
Northern barrier islands of Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2009
Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008
Distinctive dark bark on young tree.
Wake Co., NC
25 May 2008
Distinctive dark bark on older trees becomes broken into fairly square blocks.