Monday morning, the rotunda was filled with giggles and chatter as the young persimmon promoters entered the capitol.

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E ... one of Indiana’s fruit producing trees. The alternately held leaves of persimmon are oval shaped with smooth margins, with no ...

The American persimmon grows naturally in Indiana and has been used for generations. Native Americans and early settlers relied on it for food, and it remains popular in Hoosier recipes today. The ...

Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee brings you another edition of ID That Tree. Sweet orange fruit, simple leaves and alligator-like bark are just a few recognizable characteristics of this native ...

Young 2-year-old trees can produce delicious fruit, but because of the high ... on the Fruitscapes website for both the Common and Texas Persimmon if you would like to add one or both to your ...

after some of his trees failed to bloom and two typhoons in October stripped many of their leaves and fruit. "The yield has dropped by quite a lot, at least a third or more," Lo, 65, told AFP on his ...

A persimmon is a slow-growing tree that produces shiny and sweet fruit shaped like pumpkins ... in China for thousands of ...