A warmer autumn might have pushed back early color development in Giumarra Companies’ Fuyu persimmon crop—but it did not ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways Persimmons are rich in fiber, which supports digestion and promotes heart health.  The antioxidants in persimmons can reduce inflammation and ...

Discover how persimmon seeds are used to forecast winter weather and what this year's seed patterns suggest for the upcoming ...

In Season: There are two main varieties of persimmon commercially available in the U.S.: the acorn-shaped Hachiya and the squat, tomato-shaped Fuyu. Persimmons begin appearing in markets in late ...

Some gardeners enjoy eating the fruits of our native persimmon, while others harvest them to predict the weather.

What is the winter weather forecast for this year? We looked to nature and asked the squirrels, woolly worms, persimmon seeds ...

If you’re planning a rich multi-course feast for the holidays (and why shouldn’t you be?), it’s probably a good ideas to start it off with something light, crisp and fairly simple. This salad from The ...

The skin of a ripe persimmon should be soft, and the fruit should feel very delicate, almost like a water balloon when you gently press it. During the ripening process, the aforementioned tannins ...

Persimmons are an excellent source of dietary fiber, which is essential for digestive health. The fiber content helps ...

“Persimmons look and taste like the fall season,” says Rachel Sullivan, the farm assistant at Frog Hollow Farm, a Brentwood, California, farm currently in the middle of its annual persimmon harvest.