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Fruit Tree Identification
Posted on 6/21/18 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 6/21/18 at 6:37 pm
Anyone know what this is? Not much experience with fruit trees. TIA.
Eta: looks like it is some type of persimmon. Just not the orange ones I am used to.
Eta: looks like it is some type of persimmon. Just not the orange ones I am used to.
This post was edited on 6/21/18 at 6:45 pm
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Posted on 6/21/18 at 6:50 pm to Tigerlaff
Pretty sure it's a persimmon. I don't know how much you know about that fruit, but it can suck in your face if eaten before it is ripe.
They turn orange when ripe and get soft like an overripe tomato and they are one of my favorite fruits to eat even though they are not grown now like they once were when I was a kid. I remember a time when many people I knew had a fig, Japanese plum and cooking pear tree in their yards. Far less were the ones that had persimmons and they were prized.
They turn orange when ripe and get soft like an overripe tomato and they are one of my favorite fruits to eat even though they are not grown now like they once were when I was a kid. I remember a time when many people I knew had a fig, Japanese plum and cooking pear tree in their yards. Far less were the ones that had persimmons and they were prized.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 6:58 pm to gumbo2176
The leaves look a little fat for a persimmon but that could just be the way they evolved in that area.
My pawpaw had several in his yard. I loved those things. I will be planting one this fall.
The fruit ripens in the fall correct?
My pawpaw had several in his yard. I loved those things. I will be planting one this fall.
The fruit ripens in the fall correct?
This post was edited on 6/21/18 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:00 pm to Tigerlaff
Persimmon. You have a pic of the bark of the tree?
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:01 pm to CoachChappy
This one's in Mandeville. So far, the only ones softening up are the ones that fall off the tree.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:02 pm to crankbait
I sure do. Hold on a sec.
This post was edited on 6/21/18 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:04 pm to Tigerlaff
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This one's in Mandeville. So far, the only ones softening up are the ones that fall off the tree.
If the tree is young, it is not unusual for fruit trees to make fruit and drop it due to not being mature enough to handle what it is budding out.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:16 pm to Tigerlaff
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Eta: looks like it is some type of persimmon.
That is what it is.
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Just not the orange ones I am used to.
Not till the fall
Are those about 1" round? If so, a wild persimmon tree.
This post was edited on 6/21/18 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:19 pm to gumbo2176
Is it in sun or shade? I may want to get one.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:24 pm to WylieTiger
They will grow in both places. I have tons of those SOBs growing everywhere around my place. 
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:29 pm to WylieTiger
This one is in mixed sun and shade.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 7:32 pm to fishfighter
Persimmon
As a kid we always went with not eating one before the first serious cold snap. Try it before and you'll find our why. Wood is good for making things that are pliable, that you want to have some give.
As a kid we always went with not eating one before the first serious cold snap. Try it before and you'll find our why. Wood is good for making things that are pliable, that you want to have some give.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 8:22 pm to Tigerlaff
Yep...as the others say, that is a persimmon. I can't tell the scale, but if it is a native persimmon (about as big as a half-dollar), then it will be damn good and sweet when it ripens in the fall....if you try to eat one before it is ripe, it will draw your damn mouth up tight!
If it is larger variety (about as big as a baseball), then that is called a Japanese persimmon. It won't be as sweet, but has a lot more mass to it and is good for making cakes, etc.
If it is larger variety (about as big as a baseball), then that is called a Japanese persimmon. It won't be as sweet, but has a lot more mass to it and is good for making cakes, etc.
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ETA: If the tree is near some woods, it will attract a hell of a lot of wildlife when those get ripe and start falling in the fall of the year.
This post was edited on 6/21/18 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 6/21/18 at 8:35 pm to Tigerlaff
We had 6 or 7 trees at my parents growing up, all the boys in the neighborhood use to have persimmon wars with them
Posted on 6/21/18 at 8:40 pm to Tigerlaff
That is without a doubt a persimmon. I haven’t really inspected them this early, but that shape looks like a fuyu persimmon. Obviously they are best when ripe but fuyus are a LOT more forgiving when it comes to being astringent (makes your mouth super dry and pucker up, not pleasant). You can eat them raw like an apple when they turn all orange or red-orange all the way into december, and it’ll taste sweet and a lot like a tiny melon. They are delicious in my opinion. If it is in fact a fuyu it will look a lot like a tomato when it turns orange, with the standard clover looking leaf on top.
If it starts looking more like an acorn shape than a tomato shape then you’d have a hachiya persimmon. Still good but they really absolutely have to be ripe before you try to eat it, and more get used for baking persimmon bread or other similar stuff. Either way I love the hell out of them.
If it’s a LOT smaller than I think it is, it could be a native persimmon. If so you’ll have to treat it like a hachiya. Wait til it’s overripe and mushy and use it in a baking recipe. Or roll the bones and try it raw by itself when it looks really orange. If you get lucky it’ll be delicious. If you don’t you may just swear them off forever lol.
If it starts looking more like an acorn shape than a tomato shape then you’d have a hachiya persimmon. Still good but they really absolutely have to be ripe before you try to eat it, and more get used for baking persimmon bread or other similar stuff. Either way I love the hell out of them.
If it’s a LOT smaller than I think it is, it could be a native persimmon. If so you’ll have to treat it like a hachiya. Wait til it’s overripe and mushy and use it in a baking recipe. Or roll the bones and try it raw by itself when it looks really orange. If you get lucky it’ll be delicious. If you don’t you may just swear them off forever lol.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 8:46 pm to gorillacoco
Thanks, guys. Appreciate the help!
Posted on 6/21/18 at 8:48 pm to awestruck
The best golf clubs (Woods) used to be made out of persimmon. I have my dad’s driver and three wood.
Posted on 6/21/18 at 9:20 pm to bbvdd
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The best golf clubs (Woods) used to be made out of persimmon. I have my dad’s driver and three wood.
those have a value to them, be careful with them.
o.p.: put a deer stand within range of that tree
Posted on 6/22/18 at 4:51 am to mack the knife
I had offer before if anyone wants to come and dig up some of these trees with no takers. 
On a side note. There are male and female trees. One never knows till about 10 years of growth.
On a side note. There are male and female trees. One never knows till about 10 years of growth.
Posted on 6/22/18 at 5:59 am to fishfighter
You have any sand plum? I’ll come get some of those.
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