Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Persimmons are ready to eat when they are soft, almost mushy, and you can gather them from the ground. Indeed, it is very, very ...

November means it is time to pick persimmons. Some gardeners enjoy eating the fruits of our native persimmon, while others harvest them to predict the weather. For years, gardeners have been cutting ...

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Bad press has followed the American persimmon since the 17th century, when Capt. John Smith of Jamestown fame wrote that if a persimmon “is not ripe it will draw a man’s mouth awrie with much torment.

Last week, we discussed the merits of the Juneberry, pawpaw and mulberry. Each of those unusual fruits offered a unique trait to the home gardener, as do the fruits we will discuss this week. Although ...

Even though some varieties of persimmons look just like small tomatoes, they're actually a type of berry. They grow on fruit trees and, depending on the variety, can range in color from light orange ...

When the seasons change from summer to fall, persimmon trees begin to burst with gorgeous, bright orange fruit. Their autumn colors just shout “Fall is here!” Your farmers’ market booths will begin to ...

Grocery shopping for exotic fruits can be rather daunting and we tend to avoid foods that we don't know how to prepare. We take a look at the facts, nutritional value and ways to serve a few of these ...

Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual Festival of Fruit and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. The persimmons are falling off my persimmon tree. Now some of the leaves are ...

Persimmons are slowly making their way into Australian grocers. A perfect autumn pick-me-up, the sweet variety can be eaten firm – in everything from salad to tarte tatin If ever a fruit seemed ...