Show claim persimmon tree native of new england it Is not generally known that the persimmon tree Is a native of bew ew england having been found apparent ly wild in rhode island and Conne Connect ett i cut it is much 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 al at though it Is fairly common here and prized for its leafage and flowers it Is looked upon as one ot of the most promis ng of american native trees as a subject for experimentation and im provement pro the wood of the american per simmon Is hard and close grained and the so called heartwood which Is so slow in forming that a hundred years may pass before it Is definitely developed becomes almost black in old individuals says J G black in the arnold arboretum bulletin it Is 13 from trees of this genus which Is known to include from to named species that the ebony ot of corn coin merce Is derived particularly from the variety found in indian and cey ion and in the dutch east indies the persimmon in the north here in america often passes unnoticed among many other trees of diff different prent families but with somewhat similar foliage the bark Is dark gray or brown tinged with red and Is deeply divided into thick square plates boston globe |