PERSIMMON 'Texas' --Diospyros texana-- Carrion Flowers Great for hanging baskets and

Great for hanging baskets and can be trained up a support

Adaptable and productive in hot

the nursery's stock plant survived 16° recorded low

fresh red/black  colors

This variety has chunky v-shaped leaves with a red ribbon along the rims

PERSIMMON 'Texas' --Diospyros texana-- Carrion Flowers Great for hanging baskets andHardy native fruit tree with small, dark purple black fruits that are delicious in puddings and custards, should be cooked to reduce astringency. Native tribes used it to make black dye. Inner heartwood of very large trees is a gorgeous ebony that takes a fine polish. Compact, intricately branching, and drought tolerant, good also as an ornamental. Birds and small mammals love the fruit. LSN grows this native plant from wild harvested and hardy seeds.