Two colorful fruits, persimmons and pomegranates, shine brightest in winter. Both are rich in vitamins, fiber, and ...

Persimmons are sweet and flavourful fruits that belong to the genus Diospyros. There are various varieties of persimmons, with the two main types being astringent and non-astringent. Astringent ...

"Persimmons are emerging as a seasonal superfruit in India, and their nutritional value makes them an excellent choice for ...

Holiday season is here, and it's time to pre-up for the most awaited festival of the year! With Christmas and party season ...

This time of year, C.A. Farina eats four or five persimmons a day under the shade of his front-yard fruit stand. But the 91-year-old Lake Mary native credits more than the sticky-sweet fruit he has ...

Persimmons are a fall favorite. As L.A. Trade Technical College’s Robert Wemischner told us, “they are beautiful to look at, they’re sculptural, they’re delicious, and they come in a number of ...

While native persimmons are often not a good choice for a landscape plant, oriental (Japanese) persimmons may be. Unlike their native cousins that produce unwanted sprouts in the yard, are typically ...

It's persimmon season. The common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, is a slow-growing, midsize, native tree that bears a heavy fruit crop, right about now. The Latin name means "food of the gods," but ...

LOCAL FLAVOR: Bill Whipple and Monica Williams have already harvested the persimmons from the tree on their West Asheville property and frozen the fruit for future uses. The couple grafted multiple ...

You've likely seen persimmon in the grocery store and shied away from it, not quite sure what to do with it. The most common variety in the United States is the fuyu persimmon, also called Japanese ...

I went to school in Southern Indiana, a place of rolling hills, covered bridges, small towns, stone quarries and the Mitchell Persimmon Festival. Before living there, I had heard of persimmons only in ...