It’s persimmon season, according to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. “Persimmon trees are native to our area and this is the time of year when the fruit is ripe and sweet,” the fund wrote in a Sept.

Just seeing these familiar trees from my youth brought back so many memories. And there before me on our picnic stop was of the largest specimens of the American Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana ...

MITCHELL, Ind. — Crouching beneath a 40-foot-tall tree in her backyard, Lee Purlee began picking fruit off the ground. As she collected about 100 persimmons, the fruit stained her fingertips orange.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - If you’re looking for a new fruit tree to grow at home, consider a persimmon tree. “Most people are familiar with persimmons but they only know the wild ...