Growing American persimmon trees checks several horticultural and culinary boxes. American persimmon—Diospsyros virginiana and hybrids of this species—are very cold hardy fruit trees, with deliciously ...

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 ...

One woman’s wasp magnets can be the urban food forager’s delight. So I learned, one fall day, as I complained to my husband about the orange orbs leaking fragrantly and sparking a backyard bacchanalia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green and ripe persimmons growing on a tree branch - Nature Clickz/Shutterstock Persimmons are mouthwatering fruits with a unique ...

Andrew Freiden, 12 On Your Side Meteorologist, demonstrates how he grows native Virginia persimmon trees from seed and trains them for vertical growth to have strong healthy trees when it is time to ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - If you grew up in East Texas, you probably learned one thing about persimmons the hard way: bite into the wrong one, and your mouth locks up tighter than a rusty gate. That was ...

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 ...

That smirky grin worn by possums in the fall is entirely due to the bright orange fruit now ripening on native persimmon trees. Possums love persimmons; and so do I. Never bite into a persimmon, ...

The native persimmon tree, Diospyros virginiana, usually grows from 30 to 70 feet and ranges from Connecticut in the north, Iowa and Texas to the west and south to Florida. Female trees bear sweet ...

The native persimmon tree that grows in the edge of the woods that parallel our driveway was absolutely loaded this year. For the last five weeks I check the ground beneath it almost daily and ...