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Diospyros virginiana L.

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
English Persimmon; Date-Plum;American persimmon;common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.
Français Plaqueminier de Virginie; Plaqueminier d'Amerique
Italiano Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Suomi Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Norsk Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Čeština Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Español Caqui de Virginia
Svenska Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Polski Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Український Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Român Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Русский Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Български Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
EESTI Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
日本語 Helles Ebenholz; Persimmon;Persimone;Virginische Dattelpflaume
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions North America
States and Territories Palestine; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Missouri; Oklahoma; Connecticut; Indiana; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; West Virginia; California; Texas; Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; Bermuda

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Ericales
Family Ebenaceae
Genus Diospyros
Species virginiana
Author citation L.
Scientific name Diospyros virginiana L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers halbringporig/zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/ebedivir.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 750.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 950.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

Hough

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

Diospyros virginiana , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

DSVG , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

DSVG , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

DSVG , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Persimmon; Date-Plum; American persimmon; common persimmon; eastern persimmon; simmon; possumwood; possum apples; sugar plum.

DSVG , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson