Show claim persimmon tree native of new england it if not generally known that the persimmon tree Is a native of now new england having been found apparently wild in rhode island and connetti Connect i cut it Is much enuch better known and more beautiful down south where it Is an orchard tree unfortunately it Is not hardy enough around boston to produce the fruit although it Is fairly common here and prized for its leafage and flowers it is looked upon as one of the most promising of american native trees its as a subject abject for experimentation and improvement pro tile the wood of the american persimmon Is hard and close grained and the so called heartwood which Is so BO slow alow in forming that a hundred years may pass before it Is definitely developed becomes almost black in old individuals soya says J 0 black in the arnold arboretum bulletin it la Is from trees of cf this genus which to la known to include from to named species that the ebony of commerce Is derived particularly from the variety found in indian and ceylon and in the dutch east indies the persimmon in the north here in america often passes unnoticed imone among many other trees of dif fArent families but with somewhat similar foliage tile the bark Is dark gray or brown tinged with red and Is deeply divided into thick square plates boston globe |