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Posted: Aug/08/2008 9:39 AM PST
I loved to eat persimmons when I was a kid so I was wondering when are they in season so I know when to look for them? |
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Posted: Aug/08/2008 12:41 PM PST
I have no idea 
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Posted: Aug/09/2008 1:02 AM PST
I actually have a persimmon tree. I've had it for years and it hasn't once had any fruit! Maybe you could ask the produce man and he could tell you when to look for them in the stores. |
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Posted: Aug/11/2008 10:36 AM PST
In my part of the country (Louisiana-zone 9), persimmons are ready to pick around October into Halloween. I remember every now and then we would get persimmons around Halloween. I don't like them-we always had a lot when we were young-enough to share with the coons. Although, my ex MIL made a really good persimmon bread. |
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Posted: Aug/24/2008 12:47 PM PST
I think I have a persimmon tree that has fruit all over the ground now! I don't know anyone that eats them, so I never paid too much attention to the tree. Its on property I manage so I just cut the grass around it and thats all. Actually the fruit looks pretty bad. I looked around for some to pick up and it was all pretty squashed. I think by the time they fall off, its all over! But I like the tree. |
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Posted: Sep/09/2008 8:43 AM PST
Hey, here's something I can help you with! Love the nature-foods! In Indiana, persimmons are ready in October. California. Ooops, maybe can't be much help there, I bet it's not even the same tree. But anyway we do gather and eat them, and they are great. Wait until they fall on the ground and are darkish orange-purple on the outside and very soft. Often they'll burst on the ground but hey, humus is a good thing, right? If you get one that's firm and orange still, that's a bad thing. It's like taking a bite of pure alum. Yech! If the tree is close to you, just put down a sheet when the fruits start falling. You can eat them right there and spit out the seeds like I do, or you can take them home and put them through a seive to get the sweet orange pulp, which I also do. This can be made into anything you use bananas for! Just substitute the persimmon pulp for banana pulp. Makes terrific breads and muffins. I'm into wildlife foods and look forward to fall every year for the mushrooms, persimmons, paw paws, and hickory nuts. Often the season for the fruits and mushrooms is so short or dependent on the weather that I miss them though. |
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