Persimmons are a uniquely flavored fruit that many find difficult to describe. Personally I find they have a richly sweet flavor with a faint hint of cinnamon. The fruits are a yellowish-orange to red ...

Storing persimmons the right way boosts sweetness and prevents bitterness, helping you enjoy their best flavor and texture. Non-astringent Fuyu persimmons can be eaten firm or soft, with refrigeration ...

Now that it's finally starting to feel like autumn and there's a chill in the air, we're in full fall mode. Tomato girl summer definitely had a moment, but it's about to be granola girl fall, and ...

The non-astringent variety has wide leaves on top and a flat bottom. Most Fuyu persimmons have no seeds or very small seeds. • Hachiya persimmons, an astringent variety, are longer than Fuyus and have ...

Asian persimmons are both edible and ornamental. Asian persimmons (Diospyros kaki) are eye-popping small ornamental trees. They have wonderful yellow and orange fall colors and produce copious ...

Persimmons are an underrated fruit, and they grow well in Louisiana. I first tried persimmons in a course I took at LSU. Some are sour enough to make your face pucker, and some are sweet and juicy ...

Persimmons are one of the best fruit trees that can be planted in North Central Florida. Not only do the trees grow well in this climate, they also produce uniquely delicious fruit. Persimmons grown ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - If you grew up in East Texas, you probably learned one thing about persimmons the hard way: bite into the wrong one, and your mouth locks up tighter than a rusty gate. That was ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2020), pp. 71-80 (10 pages) To promote persimmon breeding project, we analyzed the sugar composition (a ratio of sucrose to hexose sugars, SH ratio) ...