Is an american persimmon common in central Indiana?
Genuinely an Indiana tree — the Mitchell Persimmon Festival in Lawrence County has run since 1947 on wild fruit from trees growing in and around town — and it is most abundant in the southern half of the state. Around Indianapolis it turns up on fencerows, old field edges and lots carved out of pasture far more often than as a nursery planting.
Why that matters for tree work
American persimmon gets removed in central Indiana for essentially one reason: a female tree dropping soft orange fruit onto a driveway, deck, patio or dog run from September into November. The species is dioecious and sex isn't visible until it fruits at around ten years old, so homeowners inherit the problem rather than choose it.
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