# Bloom and fruit calendar

> A month-by-month grid of when each native tree and shrub we grow flowers and fruits, filtered to your site, with the gaps a planting leaves and what fills them.

Blue Whale Trees, a native tree nursery in the United States. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/?month=6&plants=american-persimmon

The calendar shows, month by month, when each of the 364 trees and shrubs we grow is in flower and when its fruit, nuts or acorns ripen. The months come from each one's own page, or the Woody Plant Seed Manual where a page gives none. Narrow the grid to the trees and shrubs that suit your zone, sun and soil, then pick the ones you are planting. The calendar marks the months your planting leaves with nothing in flower or fruit, and names the trees that suit the site and would fill them. Bees want flowers from March to November and birds want fruit from June to March. A planting can give both.

Without JavaScript the choices cannot be changed here: the grid and the gaps shown are for the choices in the address, or the calendar's own example. The gap finder marks the months a planting leaves with nothing in flower, from March to November, or in fruit, from June to March. It names the trees and shrubs that suit the site and would fill them.

Your planting: 1 tree From the plant pages and seed manual

**American Persimmon flowers in May and June. Its persimmons are in season from September to November.**

To fill the rest of the year beside it:

*The planting's year: a month is filled where something is in flower or in fruit. A month bare inside the bees' March to November or the birds' June to March is hatched, and one outside those seasons dotted.*

**Nothing in flower in March, April and July to November.** Bees want flowers from March to November. Trees and shrubs from any zone that would fill some of it. Set your zone above to see only those that grow there.

- [Franklin Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/franklin-tree/index.html.md) July to October
- [Smooth-bark St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-bark-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) July to October
- [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) July to September
- [Four-petal Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/four-petal-pawpaw/index.html.md) March, April and July
- [Lloyd's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lloyd-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) July to September
- [Loblolly Bay](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/loblolly-bay/index.html.md) July to September

**Nothing in fruit in June to August and December to March.** Birds want fruit from June to March. Trees and shrubs from any zone that would fill some of it. Set your zone above to see only those that grow there.

- [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) June to August and December to March (berries)
- [American Mountain Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-mountain-ash/index.html.md) August and December to March (berries)
- [Devilwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devilwood/index.html.md) August and December to March (fleshy fruit)
- [Northern Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-bayberry/index.html.md) August and December to March (berries)
- [Sarvis Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sarvis-holly/index.html.md) August and December to March (berries)
- [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) August and December to March (berries)

## Email me when American Persimmon is ready to order

For American Persimmon: one email per plant when it is priced or back in stock, and nothing else. Each carries a code for 10% off the plants in that order, not shipping or tax.

*B on honey: in flower. P on green: a conifer shedding pollen. F on rose: fruit, nuts or acorns.*

| Tree | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[American Persimmon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-persimmon/index.html.md)** Medium tree, flowers May–Jun, persimmons Sep–Nov |  |  |  |  | B | B |  |  | F | F | F |  |
| In flower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In fruit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

F covers the months the fruit ripens and falls, and the months it hangs on where birds or mammals still eat it. Months are as the plant pages give them, with the bees article's or the Woody Plant Seed Manual's where a page gives none. Many span a tree's range from south to north, and a Georgia spring runs weeks ahead of a Maine one.

## Reading the calendar

Each tree's months come from its own page, with the bees article's bloom calendar or the Woody Plant Seed Manual's flowering and fruiting dates where a page gives none. A tree's flowers matter to bees for a week or two; its fruit can matter to birds for a season, since the fruits marked as hanging on, winterberry's and the hawthorn's among them, feed birds in the winter gaps that count most. A dry pod, capsule or winged seed is marked only while it ripens, unless its page says birds or mammals eat it later. A conifer has no flowers, and its pollen months are marked P and left out of the flowers counted for bees. The 53 common natives we do not grow, in the grid's last group, take their months from Silvics of North America, the Woody Plant Seed Manual and the Fire Effects Information System; they stand outside the counts and the sign-up, and a planting may pick them.

A planting is checked for the months from March to November with nothing of it in flower and the months from June to March with nothing in fruit. Those are the months bees want flowers and birds want fruit. The trees and shrubs offered for a gap suit the site set above, and those that cover the most bare months come first, six at most. A planting that flowers from March to November and fruits from June to the following spring is the aim, and the gap finder above says what yours is missing.

The months do not change with the zone you set. Alabama Extension's page on [Hopkins' bioclimatic law](https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/forestry/estimating-alabama-bloom-times-using-hopkins-bioclimatic-law/) gives the rule of thumb. "Other things being equal, this variation is at the rate of four days for each degree of latitude, five degrees of longitude, and 400 feet of altitude." Spring comes later the farther north and the higher up you are, so a cold zone sees spring flowers late in each span.

The bees article has the [bloom calendar in words](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/native-trees-for-bees/index.html.md), with what each flower gives; [the birds article](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/native-trees-for-birds/index.html.md) has the fruit. The bundles that were built for this are [Honey Tree Trio](https://bluewhaletrees.com/bundles/honey-trio/index.html.md), [Native Edible Orchard](https://bluewhaletrees.com/bundles/edible-orchard/index.html.md) and [Bird & Berry Hedgerow](https://bluewhaletrees.com/bundles/bird-hedgerow/index.html.md).

## Month by month

- **[January](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=1)**: [Ozark Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ozark-witch-hazel/index.html.md), [Godfrey's Swamp Privet](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/godfrey-swamp-privet/index.html.md) and [Odorless Bayberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/odorless-bayberry/index.html.md) are among the seven trees and shrubs in flower. [Creeping Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md), [Red Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-chokeberry/index.html.md) and [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) are among the 33 in fruit.
- **[February](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=2)**: [Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mayhaw/index.html.md), [Chickasaw Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chickasaw-plum/index.html.md) and [Elliott's Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/elliott-blueberry/index.html.md) are among the 27 trees and shrubs in flower. [Eastern Red Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-red-cedar/index.html.md), [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) and [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) are among the 26 in fruit.
- **[March](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=3)**: [Flatwoods Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flatwoods-plum/index.html.md), [Roundleaf Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-serviceberry/index.html.md) and [Eastern Leatherwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-leatherwood/index.html.md) are among the 109 trees and shrubs in flower. [Scrub Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/scrub-plum/index.html.md), [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md) and [American Mountain Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-mountain-ash/index.html.md) are among the 14 in fruit.
- **[April](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=4)**: [Chokecherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chokecherry/index.html.md), [Prairie Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-crabapple/index.html.md) and [Red Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-chokeberry/index.html.md) are among the 222 trees and shrubs in flower. [Water Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/water-elm/index.html.md), [Miccosukee Gooseberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/miccosukee-gooseberry/index.html.md) and [Netted Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/netted-pawpaw/index.html.md) are among the 10 in fruit.
- **[May](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=5)**: [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md), [Inkberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/inkberry/index.html.md) and [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) are among the 263 trees and shrubs in flower. [Mayhaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mayhaw/index.html.md), [Roundleaf Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-serviceberry/index.html.md) and [Elliott's Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/elliott-blueberry/index.html.md) are among the 23 in fruit.
- **[June](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=6)**: [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md), [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) and [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) are among the 164 trees and shrubs in flower. [Black Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-cherry/index.html.md), [Canada Buffaloberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-buffaloberry/index.html.md) and [Downy Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-serviceberry/index.html.md) are among the 48 in fruit.
- **[July](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=7)**: [Devil's Walking Stick](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/devils-walking-stick/index.html.md), [Sweet Pepperbush (Summersweet)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sweet-pepperbush/index.html.md) and [Plumleaf Azalea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/plumleaf-azalea/index.html.md) are among the 61 trees and shrubs in flower. [Chokecherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chokecherry/index.html.md), [Arrowwood Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/arrowwood-viburnum/index.html.md) and [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) are among the 80 in fruit.
- **[August](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=8)**: [Seaside Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/seaside-alder/index.html.md), [Cedar Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cedar-elm/index.html.md) and [Bartram's Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bartram-serviceberry/index.html.md) are among the 26 trees and shrubs in flower. [Flatwoods Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/flatwoods-plum/index.html.md), [Black Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-oak/index.html.md) and [Roundleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) are among the 170 in fruit.
- **[September](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=9)**: [September Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/september-elm/index.html.md), [Franklin Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/franklin-tree/index.html.md) and [Lloyd's St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/lloyd-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) are among the eight trees and shrubs in flower. [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md), [Common Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hackberry/index.html.md) and [Prairie Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-crabapple/index.html.md) are among the 287 in fruit.
- **[October](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=10)**: [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md), [Smooth-bark St. John's-wort](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/smooth-bark-st-johns-wort/index.html.md) and [Franklin Tree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/franklin-tree/index.html.md) are the three trees and shrubs in flower. [Durand Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/durand-oak/index.html.md), [Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dahoon/index.html.md) and [American Hornbeam (Musclewood)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hornbeam/index.html.md) are among the 233 in fruit.
- **[November](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=11)**: [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md) is the one tree or shrub in flower. [Myrtle Dahoon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/myrtle-dahoon/index.html.md), [American Beech](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-beech/index.html.md) and [American Persimmon](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-persimmon/index.html.md) are among the 99 in fruit.
- **[December](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon&month=12)**: [Bigleaf Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bigleaf-witch-hazel/index.html.md), [Netted Pawpaw](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/netted-pawpaw/index.html.md) and [Climbing Fetterbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/climbing-fetterbush/index.html.md) are among the four trees and shrubs in flower. [Seaside Alder](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/seaside-alder/index.html.md), [Gum Bumelia](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gum-bumelia/index.html.md) and [Cockspur Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cockspur-hawthorn/index.html.md) are among the 49 in fruit.

The address carries the bloom and fruit calendar's inputs, so a link opens it filled in, and Copy link on a result writes one: plants (the slugs of the plants in the planting, joined by commas), zone (a whole number from 2 to 10), sun (full, part or shade), moisture (dry, average or wet), month (a month from 1 to 12), kind (bloom, fruit, or both joined by a comma). For example, [/tools/calendar/?plants=american-persimmon,pawpaw&zone=6&kind=bloom,fruit](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/calendar/index.html.md?plants=american-persimmon,pawpaw&zone=6&kind=bloom,fruit).