What is YOUR persimmon forcast?

[chicksbestfriend]

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That looks like a Japanese Persimmon (also known as Oriental Persimmons & a couple of other names). I have a bag of these in my fridge. Bought them at the store around the corner. They don't compare to American Persimmons.

The type that I'm hungry for grows in the American Southeast. They are smaller. They don't ship well and aren't sold in markets or farmed commercially. They grow wild or sometimes people plant them intentionally because they like the fruit. They are inedible until FULLY ripe -- which is usually (but not always) after a good hard frost. The best way to gather them is to lay a tarp or sheet under the tree & let the wind bring them down (you can shake the tree if you can reach a branch). THen, gather up the fruit & eat it. You need to eat it almost immediately, though.

http://www.audubonmagazine.org/audubonliving/images/americanPersimmon.jpg

Very interesting! I was unaware that there was a "wild" persimmon, wouldnt love to taste one of those, too bad they dont ship well, I would ask you to send some! What would you compare or describe the taste as?

 

[ivan3]

Don't know about predicting the weather that's coming but, that they're more often missing than not means the opossums have `been'...

 

[Carols Clucks]

Well Shoot.....I am going to have to cut a persimmon up and see

Last year I spent about a month picking those beastly fruit....lol My dad planted a tree every space he found for one and really liked watching them grow tall, we used to sell a lot of them. But turns out tall persimmon trees mean ripe persimmons waiting to fall on you. We did a lot of cutting and this year it only took a couple of days to pick the trees left. FYI they deal well with hard pruning.

We have three varieties.

The usual Hachiya that most think of are the acorn shaped larger fruit that you eat once the skin is nearly transparent and they are soft. These are good for breads, cookies and puddings.

There are also the smaller flatter Fuyu that you eat while they are still hard. They are more like eating an apple. They are good in salads. You do not wait for these to get soft or transparent.

We also have the Giant Fuyu which is a bigger thicker fatter Fuyu that is eaten slightly softer than the regular Fuyu.

Now to cut one and see what the seeds are like...........

 

[Carols Clucks]

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These look like Fuyu (the smaller flat ones)

 

[chicksbestfriend]

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These look like Fuyu (the smaller flat ones)

Do you have any pics you can post of the different persimmons that you have? I am super curious

 

[Carols Clucks]

Sure I can post photos!

I have to run up to Moms a bit later, I can shoot some photos both of the fruit and on the trees.

I have the giant Fuyu's here at home. And this year they are GIANT

 

[Carols Clucks]

What does it mean when your Persimmon has no seeds?

Fuyu

Hachiya

And the rarer hybrid "Giant Fuyu"

 

[Rozzie]

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That looks like a Japanese Persimmon (also known as Oriental Persimmons & a couple of other names). I have a bag of these in my fridge. Bought them at the store around the corner. They don't compare to American Persimmons.

The type that I'm hungry for grows in the American Southeast. They are smaller. They don't ship well and aren't sold in markets or farmed commercially. They grow wild or sometimes people plant them intentionally because they like the fruit. They are inedible until FULLY ripe -- which is usually (but not always) after a good hard frost. The best way to gather them is to lay a tarp or sheet under the tree & let the wind bring them down (you can shake the tree if you can reach a branch). THen, gather up the fruit & eat it. You need to eat it almost immediately, though.

http://www.audubonmagazine.org/audubonliving/images/americanPersimmon.jpg

Very interesting! I was unaware that there was a "wild" persimmon, wouldnt love to taste one of those, too bad they dont ship well, I would ask you to send some! What would you compare or describe the taste as?

Candy! They are so sweet when ripe. It's been years since I've had any. I saw some today but couldn't sneak any. I didn't know what had been sprayed on the ground below the tree. The folks did a lot of gardening but may have had chemicals all over. There was an estate sale going on, so lots of dirty shoes tracking in and out, too. Ah well. I'll find another source again someday.

 

[silkiechicken]

Fuyu is my FAVORITE!!!! Love the crunch.

 

[PineappleMama]

Never had one... don't think I've seen one.

Are they similar to anything else, taste wise that is?

Got my curiosity all riled up.