There are two kinds of persimmon, Asian and American. The Asian types are self-fertile and generally are smaller growing trees that can be easily maintained at 15 feet tall.

Abutilon is an attractive evergreen shrub that produces a mass of drooping flowers with large maple-like foliage. This unique easy-care, semi-tropical looking plant provides lots of colour in the ...

FLOWERING now, the abutilon is one of the most beautiful garden shrubs. It is so delicately pretty that it seems improbable that it has come through such a miserably cold spring. But there it is ...

SEATTLE — Abutilons, (flowering maples) are among the showiest shrubs you can plant in your garden. They flower from early summer until late into fall, and Ciscoe Morris says hummingbirds feed ...