Diospyros texana Diospyros texana Diospyros texana is a species of persimmon that is native to central, south and west Texas and southwest Oklahoma in the United States, and eastern Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Common names include Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon and the more ambiguous "black persimmon". It is known in Spanish as chapote, chapote manzano, or chapote prieto, all of which are derived from the Nahuatl word "tzapotl". That word also refers to several other fruit-bearing trees. "Diospyros texana" is a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub with a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. It usually
Jersey Boy tomato Jersey Boy tomato The Jersey Boy tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a type of beefsteak tomato in the Solanaceae family, a hybrid cultivar of the Rutgers and the Brandywine tomatoes by Burpee Seeds. It made its first appearance as commercial seed registered 2014 and released circa 2015. Burpee dubs it the “Supertomato” because it draws the best attributes of another hybrid and the heirloom Brandywine. The 8 oz. to 10 oz. fruits combine the Brandywine’s sweet-sour with the Rutgers classic rich color, thicker skin, and yield. The plant does not seed. Its flowers are sterile. Days to Maturity: 70-75 Fruit size: