Diospyros lotus
Date Plum

Uses

Toxic parts

None known

Edible uses

Notes

Fruit - raw or cooked^[1]^[2]. The fruit has an exquisitely rich flavour when it is fully ripe (almost at the point of going bad), but it is very harsh and astringent before then[K]. The fruit may not ripen properly in a cool summer, though if it is frosted it normally develops a very good flavour[K]. The fruit can be dried, when it acquires a date-like flavour^[3]^[4]. The fruit can also be harvested in the autumn, preferably after a frost, and bletted^[4]. (This is a process where the fruit is kept in a cool place and only eaten when it is very soft and almost at the point of going rotten). The fruit of trees in a fairly sunny position at Kew ripens on the tree in most years and produces fertile seed[K]. The fruit contains about 1.9% protein, 0.2% fat, 47.7% carbohydrate, 1% ash^[5]. Fruits are about the size of a large cherry, they turn from yellow to blue-black when fully ripe^[4]. The fruit is about 20mm in diameter^[6].

Fruit

Unknown use

Material uses

Sometimes used as a rootstock for D. kaki^[4]. Wood - durable, pliable, resists rot. Used for construction, general carpentry etc^[7].

Unknown part

Wood

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

The fruit is febrifuge^[8]^[9]. It is also used to promote secretions^[9]. The seed is regarded in China as being sedative^[9].

Unknown part

Febrifuge

Sedative

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Secondary canopy

Ecological Functions

Nothing listed.

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe^[10]^[6]. Stored seed requires a period of cold-stratification and should be sown as early in the year as possible^[11]. It usually germinates in 1 - 6 months at 15°c^[12]. Pot up the young seedlings as soon as they are large enough to handle into fairly deep pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer. Give them some protection from winter cold for their first year or two outdoors. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame^[6]. Layering in spring^[6].

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Cultivation

Requires a good deep loamy soil in sun or light shade^[6]. When being grown for its fruit, the tree should be given a warm, sheltered, sunny position[K]. It dislikes very acid or wet and poorly drained soils^[6]. Dormant plants are very cold-hardy, but the young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun[K]. Dioecious, but the female tree can produce seedless fruits in the absence of a pollinator^[13]. It is likely that unfertilized fruits are more astringent than fertilized fruits since this is the case with D. kaki[K]. Plants have a long tap root and are difficult to transplant^[6], it is best to plant them out in their permanent position as soon as possible and to give protection overwinter for the first year or two[K]. This species is sometimes cultivated for its edible fruit in Italy and E. Asia, there are some named varieties^[14]^[4].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

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Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1 Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-20459-6 (1972-01-01)
? ^2.0^2.1 Simmons. A. E. Growing Unusual Fruit. David and Charles ISBN 0-7153-5531-7 (1972-01-01)
? ^3.0^3.1 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-01-01)
? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4^4.5^4.6 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-01-01)
? ^5.0^5.1 Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre (1977-01-01)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4^6.5^6.6^6.7^6.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-01-01)
? ^7.0^7.1^7.2 Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation (1968-01-01)
? ^8.0^8.1 Stuart. Rev. G. A. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre ()
? ^9.0^9.1^9.2^9.3 Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. (1986-01-01)
? Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press ISBN 0942375009 (1987-01-01)
? Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-01-01)
? Bird. R. (Editor) Focus on Plants. Volume 5. (formerly 'Growing from seed') Thompson and Morgan. (1991-01-01)
? F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-01-01)
? Brouk. B. Plants Consumed by Man. Academic Press ISBN 0-12-136450-x (1975-01-01)
? Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PFAFimport-11

[PFAFimport-2-1] ? ^1.0^1.1 Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-20459-6 (1972-01-01)

[PFAFimport-3-2] ? ^2.0^2.1 Simmons. A. E. Growing Unusual Fruit. David and Charles ISBN 0-7153-5531-7 (1972-01-01)

[PFAFimport-61-3] ? ^3.0^3.1 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-01-01)

[PFAFimport-183-4] ? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4^4.5^4.6 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-01-01)

[PFAFimport-179-5] ? ^5.0^5.1 Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre (1977-01-01)

[PFAFimport-200-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4^6.5^6.6^6.7^6.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-01-01)

[PFAFimport-74-7] ? ^7.0^7.1^7.2 Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation (1968-01-01)

[PFAFimport-178-8] ? ^8.0^8.1 Stuart. Rev. G. A. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre ()

[PFAFimport-240-9] ? ^9.0^9.1^9.2^9.3 Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. (1986-01-01)

[PFAFimport-113-10] ? Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press ISBN 0942375009 (1987-01-01)

[PFAFimport-78-11] ? Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-01-01)

[PFAFimport-175-12] ? Bird. R. (Editor) Focus on Plants. Volume 5. (formerly 'Growing from seed') Thompson and Morgan. (1991-01-01)

[PFAFimport-1-13] ? F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-01-01)

[PFAFimport-142-14] ? Brouk. B. Plants Consumed by Man. Academic Press ISBN 0-12-136450-x (1975-01-01)

[PFAFimport-11] ? Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PFAFimport-11

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Article is incomplete	Yes +
Belongs to family	Ebenaceae +
Belongs to genus	Diospyros +
Has binomial name	Diospyros lotus +
Has common name	Date Plum +
Has drought tolerance	Intolerant +
Has edible part	Fruit +
Has edible use	Unknown use +
Has fertility type	Self sterile +
Has flowers of type	Dioecious +
Has growth rate	Moderate +
Has hardiness zone	5 +
Has image	Küçük meyveli Trabzon hurması.JPG +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has material part	Unknown part +
Has material use	Wood +
Has mature height	9 +
Has mature width	6 +
Has medicinal part	Unknown part +
Has medicinal use	Febrifuge + and Sedative +
Has primary image	Küçük meyveli Trabzon hurması.JPG +
Has search name	diospyros lotus + and date plum +
Has shade tolerance	Light shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil texture preference	Sandy +, Loamy + and Clay +
Has soil water retention preference	Well drained +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomic rank	Species +
Has taxonomy name	Diospyros lotus +
Has water requirements	moderate +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Secondary canopy +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Deciduous +
Is herbaceous or woody	Woody +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
PFAF cultivation notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF edible use notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF material use notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF medicinal use notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF propagation notes migrated	Yes +
PFAF toxicity notes migrated	Yes +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +
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Uses

Toxic parts

Edible uses

Notes

Fruit

Material uses

Unknown part

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

Unknown part

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Ecological Functions

Forage

Shelter

Propagation

Cultivation

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

Polycultures & Guilds

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

Subspecies

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