The heart-shaped Hachiya persimmons are astringent, meaning they are very high in plant chemicals called tannins that give the unripe fruit a dry, bitter taste. This type of persimmon needs to be ...

The planting comes as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and ...

If your garden is warm enough (which it is, with the global warming we're experiencing), it's perfectly possible to harvest ...

Finally, you'll have to grow several trees if you hope to ever have fruit — that's because persimmon trees are dioecious, ...