Lots of Illinois wineries make sweet wines from fruits other than grapes, but Brian Neighbors of White Owl Winery/Purgatory Cellars in Flat Rock wanted something really unusual, so he turned to the ...

Wild persimmons grow through much of the South and in southern Illinois and Indiana, but what shows up in grocery stores in October are the two most prevalent cultivated varieties: Hachiya, which is ...

The genus Diospyros includes over 500 species, among which cultivated persimmon (D. kaki) holds great nutritional and economic importance. However, its complex hexaploid genome (2n = 6x = 90) and long ...

There is a pair of wild persimmon trees, one male and one female, on the edge of the wetlands near my home. Is there sex among persimmons trees? Apparently so. Males have the blossoms for pollination, ...

You can tell fall has arrived when the wild persimmons ripen. In Florida, this event occurs in late August and early September. In the north, it happens in October and November. Yesterday we drove by ...

Fall officially arrived last week, and even in Northwest Florida there are signs the seasons have changed — if you look close. For instance, the wild persimmons are beginning to ripen. These native ...

Fall is usually a long, mellow season locally, and in Princess Anne, there is something particularly special about that period after the first frost and before the onset of winter. Very often, there’s ...

Wild persimmons are native to much of the eastern and central United States. These tall trees with their inch-and-a-half fruits still dot woodland areas where they are “planted” by the deer, raccoons, ...

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 ...

COROLLA, N.C. (AP) - The wild horses on the Outer Banks are in the midst of a feeding frenzy, and observers say persimmons are their overwhelming food of choice. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund says on ...

The beauty of a persimmon is undeniable. Their gorgeous deep shades of orange shine in the gray time of fall to winter. Imagine discovering these jewels on a woodland hike or seeing them in your ...

We regard this entrée as an “event entrée.” Yes, it’s a breakfast meal, but we prefer it as a Sunday dinner. Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Allow the mixture to rest about 5 ...