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For that information, we turn to the trusty persimmon seed, the rascally neighborhood squirrel, the vibrant hedge apple, and, of course, the famous woolly worm for Louisville's annual Folklore ...
The seeds, leaves, bark, ripe, and unripe fruit of the persimmon. Diospyros texana is a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub [2] with a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. [4] It usually grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 12 m (39 ft) on good sites. [5]
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 .
An economically significant plant pathogen infecting many Diospyros species – D. hispida, kaki persimmon (D. kaki), date-plum (D. lotus), Texas persimmon (D. texana), Coromandel ebony (D. melanoxylon) and probably others – is the sac fungus Pseudocercospora kaki, which causes a leaf spot disease.
Earlier in the week, North Texas recorded its first 90-degree day. Hopes for an early spring were buoyed as the Dallas-Fort Worth area began to enjoy warmer days.
The false spring in Texas is short-lived, experts say. Groundhog Day predicted an early spring, but not yet. The false spring in Texas is short-lived, experts say. ... News. Science & Tech ...
A variety of trees are found in the park such as ashe juniper, plateau live oak, sycamore, honey mesquite, Texas persimmon, mountain laurel, Texas madrone, redbud, hackberry, cedar elm, and mulberry. Vines like mustang grape and poison ivy grow among the trees.
Plus, details on a new NOAA tool for winter storm forecasting.