If you are seeking a medium-sized shade tree, around 30 feet tall with a 30-foot spread, possessing unusually ornamental and gustatory qualities, consider the persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Although its ...

A few weeks ago, after a tedious morning of errands, I came home, sat on my porch and dipped a spoon into a deep-orange Hachiya persimmon. I'd picked it at the Matt Family Orchard in Tomball. Pulpy, ...

Christy Roscoe and her husband, Tim, are busy preparing for their you-pick persimmon season, which begins Oct. 29.

Q. I am interested in planting a persimmon tree in my yard. What are the different types and what do they need to grow well? I am in Riverside County, USDA zone 9b. Persimmon (Diospyros) can be grown ...

You don’t have to spend more than a year or two in Sonoma County before you’re rewarded with a unique sight. Some late autumn morning, after the brightly colored leaves have fallen from someone’s ...

Ask an adult what their favorite fruit is and you'll likely get a range of answers. If a recent YouGov USA poll is anything ...

It's persimmon season. The common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, is a slow-growing, midsize, native tree that bears a heavy fruit crop, right about now. The Latin name means "food of the gods," but ...

My fascination with persimmons began on a chilly December morning two years ago when Ignacio Sanchez, a farmer in the Central Valley, took me to the yard of a Japanese neighbor. He pointed out a tree, ...

“The (American) persimmon tree has received more criticism, both adverse and favorable, than almost any known species,” stated a U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Bulletin of 1915. The bad ...

If you are seeking a medium-sized shade tree, around 30 feet tall with a 30-foot spread, possessing unusually ornamental and gustatory qualities, consider the persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Although its ...