If you are seeking a medium-sized shade tree, around 30 feet tall with a 30-foot spread, possessing unusually ornamental and gustatory qualities, consider the persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Although its ...

Many years ago, while browsing in the New York Botanical Garden's library, I discovered that institution’s collection of antique nursery catalogs. Talk about going down a rabbit hole! It was weeks ...

Three years ago, I impulse-purchased a tiny Fuyu persimmon tree from a specialty nursery on Vancouver Island. As a non-native species, the exotic tree did not qualify for inclusion in our small urban ...

Q. About 3 1/2 years ago we planted a Fuyu Persimmon tree from a local nursery near Moreno Valley. It grew rather quickly, and last year, there was a large quantity of beautiful, tasty persimmons.

Though it may seem like a daunting task, there are plenty of fruit trees that even a beginner gardener can grow in their yard. Beyond free food, planting a fruit tree in your yard helps to reduce your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Persimmons are ready to eat when they are soft, almost mushy, and you can gather them from the ground. Indeed, it is very, very ...

Q: I planted a persimmon about a year ago. I’ve watered it every day. It isn’t dying, but it’s also not growing. The roots are all coiled around. How can I remedy things so it will start to grow? A: ...

QUESTION: What is the common persimmon to get from the nursery? -- Rob Ciuffi ANSWER: Persimmons are ripening now, and I've been getting questions about planting them. There is only one type of ...

Persimmon and pomegranate trees are considered climate forward in the North Bay while also dressing up the autumn landscape. Local leaf peepers eagerly await the brilliant November colors of our ...