After a long, hot Texas summer, autumn brings cool nights, mild days, and Japanese persimmons. Unlike the wild persimmons that many people recall eating in the woods, cultivated Japanese persimmons ...

Food is always on our minds in the fall, so this is a perfect time to plant a tree that will provide both height, mass and shade in the landscape while serving up delicious and nutritious treats for ...

This easy-to-grow tree just keeps on giving.

A traditional Japanese preparation of persimmons called hoshigaki is starting to trend in the U.S. thanks to social media. It turns ordinary... Each autumn, as leaves fall to the ground, persimmon ...

Hachiya persimmon (also called Japanese persimmon or kaki) is a sweet, heart-shaped fall delicacy that's native to Japan and China. Recently, it's become a popular crop in California, so it’s a ...

When farmers from Japan settled in California more than 100 years ago, they brought Japanese persimmons, with their bright, shiny skins and sweet interiors. Some Americans almost immediately caught ...

Over the last couple of months, you may have noticed orange bulbs hanging from the rafters, kitchens, or bars of certain Bay Area restaurants. They’re not avant-garde Christmas decorations that have ...

I never really cared about growing fruit trees - especially after reading the spraying schedule recommended in Clemson Extension publications. But during the 1980s and 1990s, my husband went through ...

Among the colorful trees that grow in Redlands is the persimmon. Each fall these trees fill with brilliant foliage and striking autumn fruits. The botanical name for persimmon is diospyros, which is ...

What’s in season: Persimmons can be neatly divided into two types, although there are a number of varieties: Hachiyas are acorn-shaped and need to be softened before you use them; squat Fuyus, shaped ...

Hoshigaki in the drying process at Penryn Orchard Specialties. Four hundred and sixty two miles – that’s the distance that Jeff Rieger and his girlfriend Laurence Hauben drove last Wednesday to get ...