Nikita's Gift Persimmon

Scientific Name: Diospyros 'Nikita's Gift'

Also Known As

Diospyros virginiana x kaki 'Nikita's Gift'
Diospyros virginiana x kaki Nikita's Gift™

Plant type

tree, shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 10'-15'
W: 8'-10'

planting zones

5a-10b

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Nikita's Gift Persimmon plant details

Nikita's Gift Persimmon is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable, shrub or tree with bronze, green and red foliage. In spring white flowers emerge followed by orange and pink fruit. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Nikita's Gift Persimmon

Plant type: fruit / vegetable, shrub or tree
Plant family: ebenaceae
Foliage: deciduous bronze, green and red
Mature size: 8 FT - 10 FT - wide, 10 FT - 15 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring

GROWING CONDITIONS for Nikita's Gift Persimmon

USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Diospyros 'Nikitskaya Bordovaya' Nikita's Gift bears bountiful crops of sweet and flavourful, reddish-orange fruit followed by strikingly beautiful, orange-yellow fall foliage. The fruit has the same flavour as D. virginiana but are larger. They are astringent and ready to eat when soft and tender like a ripe tomato. Nikita's Gift is a unique hybrid of Asian and American persimmon that combines the larger fruit of the Asian persimmon with the hardiness of the American persimmon. Self-fertile.