Diospyros virginiana 'Meader' (Chinese Persimmon) Location:GTN GH3W Spring Torch Heather features tiny

Spring Torch Heather features tiny spikes of lavender bell-shaped flowers at the ends of the branches from mid summer to mid fall

Its attractive grassy leaves are coppery-bronze in colour

prune back in autumn for optimal spring performance

Saucer Magnolia will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity

The fruits are showy light green drupes  which fade to brown over time

Diospyros virginiana 'Meader' (Chinese Persimmon) Location:GTN GH3W Spring Torch Heather features tinyMeader American Persimmon was selected by the late Professor Elwyn Meader in New Hampshire, this outstanding, self fertile variety produces delicious, sweet, deep orange fruit. A fine ornamental as well, Meaders large, dark green foliage turns a beautiful red and yellow in the fall. One of the best native American fruits and hardy to minus 25 F. These hard to find, grafted varieties produce bountiful crops of delicious, light orange fruit. American