Diospyros lotus — Date-plum

An uncommon introduction in the same genus as Persimmon (D.virginiana) and Chinese Persimmon (D.kaki), whose fruit is a little more familiar.

The alternate leaves are untoothed and shiny. Four-petalled flowers are produced in summer and give rise to date-plums (which do not ripen in the UK).

 
 

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