Big wide crowns
Broad lanes and streets
Park tree and/or specimen tree
Low maintenance
Ornamental value
Valuable for bees
Verdraagt droge periodes
Verdraagt natte periodes
Height
20m - 25m
20m - 25m
Transparency
Half-open
Half-open
Ornamental value
Shape
Shape
Flowering period
June
Autumn colour
Yellow
Endures
Drought
Drought
Diospyros lotus - Sacred lotus. Hardy, deciduous tree, 20-25 m high, with an ovoid half-open crown. Dark green, oval pointed, smooth-edged leaves, 10-15 cm long and 2.5-6 cm wide. The leaves are light green and hairy on the underside. Yellow autumn colouring. The green flowers appear in June, followed by blue-black, edible, plum-shaped fruits, which can be harvested in October-November. Grey, rectangular-blocked bark once established. Grows on all soils and is drought resistant. Does not tolerate paved surfaces.
