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Persimmon fruit seed Persimmons on a tree at Bilpin, New South Wales. The persimmon ( / p ər ˈ s ɪ m ə n / ) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros . The most widely cultivated of these is the kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki [ 1 ] – Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae , and a number of non-persimmon ...
Diospyros virginiana is a persimmon species commonly called the American persimmon, [3] common persimmon, [4] eastern persimmon, simmon, possumwood, possum apples, [5] or sugar plum. [6] It ranges from southern Connecticut to Florida , and west to Texas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Kansas , and Iowa .
Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, [2] Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon or kaki persimmon, [3] is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botanical description was not published until 1780, [ 4 ] [ 3 ] D. kaki cultivation in China dates back more than 2000 years.
• Fuyu persimmons are short and round and look a bit like an orange tomato. The non-astringent variety has wide leaves on top and a flat bottom. Most Fuyu persimmons have no seeds or very small ...
How do persimmon seeds predict winter weather? Cut open a persimmon seed and look for the cutlery inside. According to folklore forecasting a spoon means a ‘spoon fed’ winter or mild temperatures
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Amphibians and Reptiles, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Mammals , Michigan Department of Natural Resources State of Michigan - Crayfish Species Checklist , James W. Fetzner Jr., Section of Invertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 28 January 2008
Its time for our annual winter weather Folklore Forecast, where we look to things like persimmon seeds and hedge apples to predict the winter ahead. Woolly worms and hedge apples: What nature says ...