Object Details Description The common name of Diospyros virginiana, persimmon, comes from the Powhatan language and means “a dry fruit.” The persimmon's “dry fruit” quality is most immediately noticed ...

The American persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) requires a companion for this reason. You can also aid pollination by choosing some plants for pollinators to grow near your persimmon trees and ...

The native persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) grows in the regions bounded by the Atlantic coast to the east, Iowa to the west, and Texas to the south, spanning USDA zones 4a to 9b.

The common persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) produces fruit each fall and is hardy in zones 4b to 9b; it's native in much of the U.S. Most cultivars require two trees, one male and one female, for ...

A pair of men, ages 25 and 79, were driving through Plainfield when a tree crushed their vehicle, taking numerous power lines down with it sometime between 6 and 7 p.m., officials said.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Listen up, West Palm Beach residents and businesses! You can get up to four free native trees for your property. Through the Office of Sustainability’s Tree Program ...

Shelley Vandyke was hiking the lower trail at the Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve in Hocking Hills when an "uprooted mature" tree fell on her.

Native Americans have used the American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, for centuries, either eaten dry or baked into bread. American persimmons tend to grow wild, rather than being cultivated.

CARLISLE, Pa. — Issues with downed trees and branches persisted Tuesday in Carlisle, after a severe storm rolled through the area during the evening prior. Cleanup took place throughout the ...

Nantucket homeowner Patricia Belford filed a lawsuit against her neighbor, Jonathan Jacoby, for secretly chopping down 16 decade-old trees to create "sweeping views" of the Atlantic Ocean for a ...

The boy was in the front passenger seat when the tree fell onto the vehicle around 11:45 a.m. near 27 Stonehenge Road. After the tree struck the vehicle, it left the boy trapped.