'Prok'- This cultivar's fruit ripens before frost (August through October). It is a seedling from Cornell University grown by Mr. George Slate and Mr. John Gordon Jr. of Upstate N.Y. The tree is heavy bearing and a beautiful ornamental tree.

Fruit: 2.5 - 3" in diameter; very large for American Persimmon

Seed: Very few

Flavor: Sweet and juicy

Color at ripeness: Orange

Works cited: Asian Persimmon Tree and American Persimmon Tree Catalog. (2026). Nuttrees.net. http://www.nuttrees.net/persimmon.html

Diospyros virginiana “Prok” (Prok Common Persimmon) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. (2026). Ncsu.edu. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/diospyros-virginiana-prok/

Pomper, K. W., Lowe, J. D., Crabtree, S. B., Vincent, J., Berry, A., England, C., & Raemakers, K. (2020). Ploidy Level in American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) Cultivars. HortScience, 55(1), 4–7. https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci14274-19

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