Diospyros discolor
Family: Ebenaceae
Common Name: Kamagong
Origin: indigenous to the Philippines and Taiwan
Reference: Stuartxchange
- medium sized tree
- grows up to 20 meters
- edible fruit
- known for hard wood
- NOTE: fruit hairs have to be rubbed off before eating!
- planted as a shade tree
- small white flowers
- leaves are leathery and slightly hairy
- planted 6 saplings on 5 October 2012
- bought from Talisay, Batangas
Tonji and Sylvia's Wildlife Refuge 
Hello,
Thank you for showing the lovely photo of a kamagong sapling.
Can kamagong grow well if at all outdoors in the leafier parts of NYC or Eastern Long Island? Can a sapling like the one you show be legally shipped to the USA