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#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This adaptable, native, pioneer species' common name, #Persimmon, comes from the indigenous Algonquin people who have prized the sweet orange fruit for food and medicinal purposes. This Ebony family member’s hard wood is used for golf club heads and furniture veneer.
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
An adaptable pioneer species found in old fields and from swamp forests to the understory of mesic to dry upland forests, this Ebony family member is noted for its hard wood used for golf club heads and furniture veneer. It gets its common name from the indigenous Algonquin people who have prized the sweet orange fruit for food and medicinal purposes.
Featured Glossary word: Mast
