Diospyros lotus
- Product number: 121120
- Origin: Southern Europe, Western Asia
- Latin: Diospyros lotus
A reasonably frost-hardy (small) tree, which also grows well in pots. Its leaves are dark green and glossy. In autumn, before the leaves fall, they turn a beautiful golden yellow. The small, green blossoms produce orange-yellow fruits 1-2 cm in diameter. These ripen to a brownish-red in a good summer and are edible! Dios Pyros literally means "pear of the gods": when ripe (or overripe), they taste divinely delicious! In Southern Europe, they are often dried and then resemble dates.
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Latin: Diospyros lotus
Dutch: Europese kakipruim
Also known as: Dadelpruim, Lotusboom, Godenpeer
English: Date Plum
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- Flower colour: Small green blossom
- Origin: Southern Europe, Western Asia
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Diospyros lotus
- Dutch: European persimmon
- Also known as: Date Plum, Kaki, Persimmon
- English: Date Plum
