Growing up in New England I had no idea what a persimmon was. As far as I was concerned, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines--these were the fruits of fall. It wasn't until I visited Northern ...

I’ll admit it — I hadn’t tried a persimmon until this year. When a few showed up in my weekly produce box, I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with them. Were they meant to be eaten raw or cooked? Did I ...

The Washington Post Food section staff recently answered questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat: Q: A neighbor always gives us homemade persimmon freezer jam. Any ...

Q: I made persimmon jam, but it has no flavor. What can I do next time to make it tasty? A: The first step toward making a more flavorful jam is making sure the persimmons are ripe. And you’re in luck ...

Q. I made persimmon jam, but it has no flavor. What can I do next time to make it tasty? A. The first step toward making a more flavorful jam is making sure the persimmons are ripe. And you're in luck ...

You don’t have to spend more than a year or two in Sonoma County before you’re rewarded with a unique sight. Some late autumn morning, after the brightly colored leaves have fallen from someone’s ...

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, ...

Flourishing throughout the Deep South and up the Atlantic coast to Connecticut and as far west as Texas and Kansas, the common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, is favored for its growth habit, bark, ...

The persimmon is a fruit that comes from certain trees in the genus Diospyros. Like the tomato, it is technically a berry but rarely considered one. The fruit is picked in late fall and sometimes ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Though they start popping up in the middle of October, you can find persimmons through January in ...