Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
China
China
Types
Fuyu, Jiro, Gosho, Suruga
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
21500
0
40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
550.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water usually once a day
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown gall, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Mealybugs, White peach scale
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Abdominal distension, Excessive flatus
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Brightens the skin complexion, For treating wrinkles
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Styptic
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Wood is used for making furniture
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
DIOSPYROS kaki
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Sharon Fruit
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
शैरन फल
Bānsa
In German
Sharon Frucht
Bambus
In French
Sharon Fruit
Bambou
In Spanish
Sharon Fruit
Bambú
In Greek
Sharon Φρούτα
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Sharon Fruit
bambu
In Polish
Sharon Fruit
Bambus
In Latin
Sharon fructus
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ericales
Poales
Family
Ebenaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Diospyros
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Diospyreae
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3091
1
27800
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