Bob,
Around here the wild persimmon trees grow tall and spindly
and have small persimmons about the size of an extra large egg yolk.
I imagine the persimmons I see in grocery stores, about the size
of a tennis ball, come from out there on the left coast somewhere
and grow on somewhat different looking trees.
The single persimmon tree I have in my yard,
growing out of a scrubby patch of blackberries,
is about 18 feet tall, has a trunk about 8 - 10 inches
in diameter within 3 feet off the ground, has a canopy
spread of about 6 feet with not nearly as many branches
as what Andrey shows in his photo. The lowest branches
are about 8 feet off the ground maybe a little higher.
It's very typical of wild persimmon trees around here.
PV
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