Kaki
ಡಯೋಸ್ಪೈರೋಸ್ ಕಾಕಿകാക്കിപ്പഴം
Diospyros kaki Thunb.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 7.6 m
- wide
- 6.1 m
Ebenaceae
Also called Asian Persimmon, Japanese persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Korean Mango, Sharon Fruit
Formerly Diospyros amara, Diospyros argyi, Diospyros bertii, Diospyros costata, and 10 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Shrub or treeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Assam to C. & S. China and Vietnam, TaiwanKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 6.1 m to 9.1 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 4.6 m to 7.6 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Cream, pinkRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -17.8 °C (USDA zone 7a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Chinese
- 柿花, 柿蒂, 柿饼
- Simplified Chinese
- 柿
- German
- Persimone, Kakibaum, Sharon
- Polish
- Hurma, Hebanowiec, Kaki
- Swedish
- Sharon, Japansk Persimon, Kakiplommon
- French
- Kaki, Plaqueminier
- Italian
- Loto, Caco, Cachi
- Spanish
- Kaki
- Dutch
- Kaki, Sharonfruit
- Asturian
- caqui
- Finnish
- Kaki, kakiluumu, persimon
- Japanese
- カキノキ
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Diospyros kaki (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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