Diospyros virginiana 'Meader'
Meader Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana ‘Meader’ is a deciduous fruit tree valued for its rounded to spreading form and medium-sized, sweet orange fruit that ripens in fall with reduced astringency when fully ripe, often self-fertile compared to typical selections, with glossy green foliage that develops yellow to orange fall color.
Mature Size:
Width: 20–30 ft
Height: 30–40 ft
USDA Zones: 4a–9b (very cold hardy; excellent for Midwest climates)
Light: Full sun
Blooms: Small, greenish-yellow flowers in late spring
Soil: Well-drained; highly adaptable to a wide range of soils, including clay
Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
🌸 Landscape Uses
Edible gardens, orchards, native plantings, wildlife plantings, shade tree
🌼 Attracts & Tolerances
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, birds, mammals
Tolerances: Drought, clay soils, urban conditions
- Plant type
- Fruit Tree
- Height
- 30-40'
- Width
- 20-30'
- Hardiness zones
- 4–9
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Late Spring
- Flower color
- Dark Orange
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Crimson, Yellow
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
- Soil
- Clay, Loamy, Sandy, Well Drained
- Landscape use
- Fruit
- Shape
- Broad Upright
- Bark
- Fissured
- Fruit
- Yes
- Drought tolerant
- No