Flowers and then fruits are brought by twigs. The root is pivot and very deep. Japanese Persimmon is deciduous and leaves are elliptical or obovate, bright green. The edge is winding and the margin is entire. The turn into yellow, orange or red during fall depending on the cultivar.
Female flowers are solitary, larger then male flowers, with yellow-whitish small petals.
Male flowers are brought in clusters formed by three small flowers. Very often the central flower of the cluster is hermaphrodite, while the others are male. Fruits derived from hermaphrodite flowers are very small and they have no commercial value. Pollination is carried on by insects. The skin colour at harvest is yellow or orange-yellow in most of cultivars.