Common Name - Persimmon

Scientific Name - Diospyros virginiana

Description:  thick;  very dark gray tinged with red;  divided into small, rectangular, "alligator hide" blocks.  The wood is heavy, hard, strong, and close-grained.
The Persimmon Tree Bark

Description:
thick;  very dark gray tinged with red;  divided into small, rectangular, "alligator hide" blocks.  The wood is heavy, hard, strong, and close-grained.

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