{"id":2160,"date":"2017-01-15T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2016-11-04T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:42:38","slug":"persimmon-rough-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/persimmon-rough-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Persimmon – Rough Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Persimmon, formally known as Diospyros virginiana<\/em>, is a true North American native. It has a rather extensive native range in the eastern United States. Specifically, D. virginiana <\/em>is natively found from southern Connecticut and New York’s Long Island to southern Florida; westward through central Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, and central Illinois to southeast Iowa; and south through eastern Kansas and Oklahoma to the Valley of the Colorado River in Texas. It does not grow, however, in the main range of the Appalachian Mountains, nor in much of the oak-hickory forest type on the Allegheny Plateau. Its best development is in the rich bottom lands of the Mississippi River and its tributaries and in coastal river valleys. It is exceedingly common in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, often covering abandoned fields with a shrubby growth, and springing up by the sides of roads and fences. It is often the first tree species to start growth on abandoned and denuded cropland. It is well adapted to an environment of high insolation and low water supply.<\/p>\n In addition to its native areas, D. virginiana<\/em> has been successfully planted as far west as California and Utah, although it is not known to readily naturalize in these areas. In addition, as early as the 17th<\/sup> century, D. virginiana<\/em> was exported to the British Isles where it is successfully grown adjacent to the English Channel where winters are mild enough for it to prosper, although the highly desirable fruits often do not ripen to edible status in this area.<\/p>\n