Persimmon tree can be generally categorized into two types, the astringent and the non-astringent bearing fruit trees. There are many varieties of these two types of trees, but there are mainly two varieties which are generally planted while gardening, which is the American persimmon tree and the Japanese or oriental persimmon tree. The American persimmon tree is native to the areas of east coast, from New York to Florida region.
The other variety, the oriental persimmon tree is native to China, where it has been cultivated for centuries, and there are more than 2,000 different cultivator. This plant was introduced in California in the mid 1800′s. The care instructions of the different varieties of the astringent and non-astringent variety of the trees is similar, but there is a difference between the way of eating of the fruits of these trees. The astringent type of fruits need to be chilled before they ripen, and the non-astringent ones need to eaten when they are still firm. Continue reading
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