Also called Possumwood, Sugar Plum
- AKA DIOSPYROS MOSIERI
- SLOW-GROWING WITH GLOSSY, LEATHERY PENDULOUS LEAVES
- GRAY OR BLACK BARK HAS DISTINCT BLOCKS OF ORANGE IN ITS VALLEYS
- FALL COLOUR IS A SPECTACULAR RED
- TASTY, MEDIUM-SIZED, ORANGE FRUIT
- CAN BE USED IN JAMS AND JELLIES AND AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF VITAMIN C
- RIPENS: SEPTEMBER, BUT TASTES BETTER AFTER A FROST
- ZONE: 4
- HEIGHT: 15-20 m
- SPREAD: 6-10 m