Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Diospyros L. [199]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Ebenaceae

family_ja: カキノキ

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description_en: Genus of 475 species of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs found in forest in tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate regions worldwide. They are grown for their attractive habit, their bold, alternate, lance-shaped to broadly ovate, simple, often glossy leaves (sometimes with heart-shaped bases), and their fleshy fruits. Bell- or urn-shaped, male and female flowers are usually borne on separate plants, on the previous year’s wood. Although some female cultivars of D. kaki produce fruit without a male, pollination will generally result in larger crops. In cool-temperate climates, the species and cultivars described here make attractive specimen trees, but most need long, warm summers to fruit well. If growing for fruit, train D. kaki as an espalier on a warm, sunny wall, or in frost-prone climates, in a cool greenhouse.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe. Graft cultivars of D. kaki in winter.

pests_en: Trouble free in cool climates; in warmer regions and under glass, mealybugs, leaf rollers, and scale insects may be troublesome.

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comment: Mainly tropic

comment_ja: カキ，コクタン

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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