Read more: 3 Smarter Ways To Hack A Bag Of Ice Apart All persimmons belong to the Diospyros genus and are technically classified as a berry, despite appearing from the outside more like a stone fruit.

This week, we meet the persimmon or Diospyros virginiana, one of Indiana’s fruit producing trees. The alternately held leaves of persimmon are oval shaped with smooth margins, with no lobes or teeth.

A persimmon is an edible fruit (a berry, specifically) that grows on a variety of trees in the genus Diospyros. The tree is ...

Persimmons, particularly the species Diospyros kaki, are not only delicious fruits but also packed with a variety of nutrients and bioactive compounds that contribute to their health benefits.

This year, I was delighted to see the return of American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) to the tree list. Several years ago, I took home a tiny, 3-foot-tall seedling and it has since grown into ...