Diospyros cathayensis - Evergreen Sechuan Persimmon shrub During the spring

During the spring

attracting the bees

Masses of white

It grows well in fertile soil but must be lifted to overwinter frost free

Brachychiton populneus is a medium sized evergreen that is native to eastern Australia

Diospyros cathayensis - Evergreen Sechuan Persimmon shrub During the springDiospyros cathayensis, native to Southern parts of China is extremely rare in cultivation, yet this edible Sechuan Persimmon will grow happily in a pot container or when planted in the garden. The shrubby like persimmon has attractive evergreen shiny dark green foliage. Greenish yellow flowers are followed by tasty small plum sized rounded and sometimes elongated fruits which mature from orange to a light red colour in late Autumn. Diospyros