(Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Tane-Nashi Persimmon)

The conical fruits of 'Tane-Nashi' are sweet and astringent, glossy, yellow-orange and ripen early. This vigorous persimmon tree has an upright, rounded habit and bear more heavily in alternate years.

The beautiful small tree has large, glossy, elliptical green leaves that turn lovely shades of orange, yellow and red in fall. The flowers appear in spring. Persimmons are commonly dioecious, which means that some trees only have male flowers while others only have female flowers, though some cultivars...

(Common Persimmon)

The beautiful, fruit-bearing North American persimmon is a deciduous shade tree native across much of the eastern United States with some disjunct populations in the West. Mature specimens become quite large and attractive, but trees are slow to reach maturity and can be quite weedy when young forming dense thickets where birds and other wildlife drop their seeds. The small, astringent, bright orange persimmons are produced in fall and delicious when cooked or added to baked goods. They are inedible...

(Common Persimmon, Early Golden Common Persimmon)

Good bearing qualities make this golden-fruited American persimmon an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a fruit-bearing female tree. Its high-quality persimmons are pleasantly sweet when ripe and produced early, usually by September.

The beautiful, fruit-bearing North American persimmon is a deciduous shade tree native across much of the eastern United States with some adjunct populations in the West. Mature specimens become quite large and attractive, but trees are slow to reach maturity...

(Common Persimmon, Garretson Persimmon)

Loads of sweet, red-blushed orange fruits are produced by 'Garretson' in October. This female persimmon cultivar is noted for its exceptional hardiness as well as high fruit production.

The beautiful, fruit-bearing North American persimmon is a deciduous shade tree native across much of the eastern United States with some adjunct populations in the West. Mature specimens become quite large and attractive, but trees are slow to reach maturity and can be quite weedy when young forming dense...

(Common Persimmon, Geneva Red Persimmon)

The exceptionally hardy 'Geneva Red' produces loads of sweet, red-blushed orange fruits in October. This female persimmon cultivar has very flavorful fruits said to taste of apricot.

The beautiful, fruit-bearing North American persimmon is a deciduous shade tree native across much of the eastern United States with some adjunct populations in the West. Mature specimens become quite large and attractive, but trees are slow to reach maturity and can be quite weedy when young forming dense thickets...

(Common Persimmon, Meader Persimmon)

Look no further is you seek an American persimmon with outstanding fruit! The orange persimmons of 'Meader' are very sweet, medium-sized, and trees are self-fruitful. Even better, if not pollinated by a male tree, the fruits are seedless, which means more pulp for the picking. The exceptionally hardy trees produce loads of fruit by early October.

The beautiful, fruit-bearing North American persimmon is a deciduous shade tree native across much of the eastern United States with some adjunct...

(Bush-monkey Flower)

perhaps not do this, as it is a synonym for Mimulus aurantiacus.

(Leatherwood)

A woodland shrub that is the perfect barometer for the start of spring, leatherwood's flexible stems, early spring yellow flowers make it lovely for planting among rhododendrons and shade trees. A deciduous, slow-growing rounded shrub, it is native from southeastern Canada to Missouri and Florida in the eastern United States. Its smooth, dark sandy brown bark is fibrous and spotted with white lenticels.

This shrub is among the first to flower and leaf-out each spring. Before any foliage, the...

(Fairybells, Japanese Fairybells)

A native of East Asia, this spreading herbaceous perennial has glossy, lance-shaped leaves on smooth, compact, zig-zagging stems. Small clusters of pendent white or cream flowers dangle from the leaf axils in late spring and early summer. Black berries follow the flowers. Plants form an expanding clump via underground rhizomes. Many variegated cultivars have been selected, most of them lumped under the moniker 'Variegatum'.

Japanese fairybell grows and flowers best in partial shade and moist,...

(Awa-no-tsuki Fairybells, Japanese Fairybells)

A native of East Asia, this spreading herbaceous perennial has glossy, lance-shaped leaves on smooth, compact, zig-zagging stems. Small clusters of pendent white or cream flowers dangle from the leaf axils in late spring and early summer. Black berries follow the flowers. Plants form an expanding clump via underground rhizomes. Many variegated cultivars have been selected, most of them lumped under the moniker 'Variegatum'.

Japanese fairybell grows and flowers best in partial shade and moist,...