On October 18th and 19th, temperatures dipped well below freezing for the season’s first hard frost. That sent me to check on a small grove of persimmon trees not far from the house. Frosty nights ...

Many believe a hard frost is needed before wild persimmons will ripen but it’s not true. This warm autumn provides proof – although it’s clear that a frost hastens the process. The past two years I’ve ...

PERSIMMONS: Persimmons are ripening now. To save those that fall from the tree before you pick them, place a thick layer of pine straw under the tree to cushion their fall. Most persimmon varieties ...

Reminiscent of New England fall foliage, the fall colors of Kula include persimmons ripening on ancient trees with their leaves turning orange. These fruits were photographed last week at Hashimoto ...

There are many things that make fall time in Indiana great. One of those things is the drastic change in leaf color that can be seen while driving down the road. Another is the sweet, homemade goodies ...

Persimmons seem to be one of the better-kept secrets of the fruit world. I’d heard of them way back in a story I read when I was a child. The story played up what is perhaps the most memorable feature ...

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 ...

Persimmons suffer from a bad reputation. Most people give me a questioning look when I mention persimmons, and some shudder and pucker in that small moue which indicates they’ve sampled an unripe ...

As long as pecans and peaches have been able to grow in the South, so have persimmons. The uniquely sweet, plump, squishy fruits come into season during the late fall and winter from around October to ...