{"id":1140,"date":"2023-03-18T18:22:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/?page_id=1140"},"modified":"2023-03-18T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T18:24:23","slug":"plant-care-texas-persimmon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/?page_id=1140","title":{"rendered":"Plant Care &#8211; Texas Persimmon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1140\" class=\"elementor elementor-1140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6f12b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee6f12b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8675a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8675a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Texas Persimmon<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c89efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c89efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diospyros texana<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2880c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2880c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d40af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2d40af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/persimmon2-1392742088-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/persimmon2-1392742088-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/persimmon2-1392742088.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea6631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cea6631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DITE3_friut2-602395279-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DITE3_friut2-602395279-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DITE3_friut2-602395279-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DITE3_friut2-602395279-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lindheimerchapternpsot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DITE3_friut2-602395279.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347b1e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"347b1e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd70eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bd70eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Texas Persimmon<\/strong> is a large shrub or small tree especially well-suited for urban<br \/>yards. It grows to 12\u2019-20\u2019 tall with an 8\u2019-12-\u2019 spread. It is deciduous, slow-<br \/>growing and can be multi-trunked. There are male and female trees; the females<br \/>bear a small, sweet, black fruit that can be messy. Small, white, highly fragrant<br \/>flowers appear in spring. The tree is valued for its striking silver-gray bark. It is<br \/>also very disease resistant.<\/p><p><strong>Planting Sites:<\/strong> Texas persimmon prefers well-drained limestone or rocky soils and tolerates thin limestone soils. It<br \/>will also grow in clays and caliche. The tree needs full or part sun.<\/p><p><strong>Planting Instructions:<\/strong> Dig hole 2 to 3 times larger than, but the same depth as, the nursery container. Carefully<br \/>remove plant from container and gently loosen any circling roots or compacted soil around the root ball. Plant at<br \/>the same depth as the soil in the container. Add 2 to 3 inches of mulch.<\/p><p><strong>Watering Instructions:<\/strong> Water well after planting, using root stimulator according to directions. For at least 3<br \/>months, water deeply every 7-10 days to promote deep roots that will withstand drought. Skip a watering after a<br \/>rainfall of \u00bd\u201d to 1\u201d. Once established, Texas persimmon is extremely drought-tolerant and probably doesn\u2019t need<br \/>supplemental water except in extraordinary drought.<\/p><p><strong>Comments:<\/strong> Prune the trees for shape only. Moderately deer resistant. Flowers attract butterflies. Fruit attracts<br \/>birds and small animals. Tree is larval host of the Gray hairstreak and Henrys Elfin butterfly. Fruit juice can be<br \/>used as a dye.<\/p><p><strong>Planting and care instructions provided by the<\/strong><br \/><strong>Lindheimer Chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon is a large shrub or small tree especially well-suited for urbanyards. It grows to 12\u2019-20\u2019 tall with an 8\u2019-12-\u2019 spread. It is deciduous, slow-growing and can be multi-trunked. There are male and female trees; the femalesbear a small, sweet, black fruit that can be messy. 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