How common are persimmons in your country and if not common why they are not common in your opinion?

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in israel they are cheap.. even now..
and very common..
but they are not cheap in all shops.

i like them because they are easy to eat and tasty.
but i've heard you should not eat more than one with its peel each day.

i've even created a little post about them and a video of how to cut them..

all that being said i still think they are underestimated in israel too..

if you want the link to the video let me know..

edit.. as a kid i didn't eat them because they looked weird and scary to me..
 
Very common over here in Autumn and Winter , they ripen in November and there are different types. We have a few trees on our property,but they just rot and fall off. We don't like them, nobody from my family has ever eaten them. 😂
 
israel is a big exporter i guess..

how common is it grown in the united states?

have you have ate it?

in israel they are now about 16 NIS for kilo and they are pretty pretty and good quality..
 
I wouldn't say overly popular, but common enough that the major markets usually have them when they are in season. Ive had a persimmon tree for 5 years and this year I finally got my first 2. I have a Japanese variety. I love them. First time I ever tried them was at a food festival. They were from Israel and called " Sharon Fruit". Been buying them every since.
 

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I was given a large box of them some years ago, and made a semi-savoury jam which I used in much the same way that you would use quince paste on a cheese plate.
Goes really well with blue cheese.
 
Wild persimmons were common where I lived in Ohio. They were one of many wild fruits I would gather. I liked them when they were ripe. I think I made jam out of them.....too long ago!
is it true that the jewish people used it thousands of years ago to make wonderful perfumes? ive heard about it today but not sure if it is true
 
I wouldn't say overly popular, but common enough that the major markets usually have them when they are in season. Ive had a persimmon tree for 5 years and this year I finally got my first 2. I have a Japanese variety. I love them. First time I ever tried them was at a food festival. They were from Israel and called " Sharon Fruit". Been buying them every since.
nice!
is it hard to grow such tree? what does it needs? any special care?
 
I was given a large box of them some years ago, and made a semi-savoury jam which I used in much the same way that you would use quince paste on a cheese plate.
Goes really well with blue cheese.
never tried its jam.. i only ate it raw..

there is this place that makes sheep cheese not far away and i really want to visit there soon before the winter will end. i must try their cheese with persimmons.. if you want to see photos of their cheese visit this link.. it is a facebook link unfortunately..

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who gave you this box?
 
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I recently returned to my childhood home and it is in an area that has historically had a large migrant community, mostly Mediterranean. It still has some very deep roots to this history, and we have tendencies to grow fruit and vegetables in our gardens, raising chickens and generally living together, sharing with our neighbours. It’s wonderful.
The box of persimmons came from an old man down the road who has a tree. I gave him a box of lemons from my tree.
 
nice!
is it hard to grow such tree? what does it needs? any special care?
Its been 5 years an they say it takes 5 years to set fruit. Mine ad fruit for the past few years but the fruit dropped before they were ripe. Apparently, that is common for persimmon trees. I grew two to increase pollination. I also on the borderline of being too cold, so my varieties would probably benefit from a warmer climate . There are american persimmon varies that are native to the area, although ive never sen or tasted them
 
I have tried them. Maybe they weren't ripe enough. They were astringent. They were expensive.
The larger ones are very astringent unless extremely ripe ( and mushy). The Japanese variety, Fuyu, which is the variety I'm growing, is not astringent at all, in all stages of ripeness ( firm or soft). They aer smaller than the other ones. The only way I can describe the flavor is sweet, almost honey like. I dont cook or preserve them. I just eat them raw. They also dont get ripe until after the first frost, so its kinda strange seeing a tree with no leaves on it have fruit.
 
i dont like them too ripe and too sweet. one of the best fruits in my opinion..
you can also eat them without slicing
 
I've seen them in stores, but I don't think I've ever tried one. I am not very adventurous when it comes to fruit.
Neither am I. I always see odd or unusual fruits that make me want to pick them up. But since I don't really eat a whole lot of fruit, I pass them by because I'm afraid I'll hate it and I'd just be wasting my money.

As for persimmons, I've never tried one.

There's one fruit I've always wanted to try and that's Lychee. But I've never been able to find them anywhere.
 

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