Do you eat persimmons?

Wow - you had treasure in your front yard all this time! My father is a gardener and he is amazed how people just don't eat persimmons as he sees them left in the trees. That's cool your boyfriend tried it and loves them now! Well, rotting fruit is never good . . . so try a fresh one from the tree . . . before it hits the ground to get on your shoes - ha ha. But I know what you mean . . .that's how I feel about olive trees . . .though I don't know if people actually eat those types of olives.

I don't know if it's an Asian fruit, but I notice most Asians know what they are and persimmons can be found in almost all Asian markets. Oh, yes, there are different kinds (there are ones with pointed bottoms, and you eat them when they are gushy soft . . . I don't like those). The common ones are the fuyu ones - like the one you described. I have no idea where they come from for the stores, but I know there are plenty grown locally in people's yards out here. I know the dried ones you are talking about . . . my mom loves them too, but they are too rich tasting for me - too sweet!!

So did you try it? All you have to do is buy one! And if you buy too much and happen to not like it, it makes a great autumn decoration. If you celebrate Halloween, you can decorate them like you would a pumpkin (they'd just be smaller). Hope you like the fruit and come back to tell me that you did enjoy it!

You're lucky you have a tree . . . you can have so many in a tree that you can't even eat them all! It seems like most people who have their own trees don't buy them because they don't need to. There are some persimmon varieties that you are supposed to eat when they are soft and squishy (they are very orange and have pointed bottoms) - but I don't like that particular kind. It's possible yours are squishy because they became overripe. I wish we could have a tree (my parents do).

i think mine are of the very orange pointed variety as that is what they look like^_^ its also hard to pick them off the tree because thier all up so high so i usually have to wait till they drop so they could be overripe too.

Maybe get one of those fruit pickers . . . it's a long stick with a small metal basket on top. That's how they get fruit that's too high. My parents have one. They can get the fruit, but usually the squirrels get to them first! .

thats a good idea i never thought of getting one before. ive used them before in local orchards so it seems silly that i wouldnt think of it. and yea squirrels are heavy comitition here too especially when they start throwing nuts at me.

You got squirrels too - but throwing nuts at you? Hee hee. As long as they are not partially eaten persimmons!

this is true nuts just bounc off put a persimmon would mean a shower and/or a change of clothes. ofcourse they r throwing things at cats more than me.

Wow - you've only seen a persimmon once in a store out your way? The international type food stores out here seem to carry them everywhere . . . but the major grocery chains seem to have small amounts of it in their "exotic" produce section. Was it $2.99 for one fruit, or per pound?? I think I saw some here recently for 99 cents a pound!