About Persimmons
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Fuyu Persimmons |
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The oriental persimmon is native to China, where it has been cultivated for centuries and more than two thousand different cultivars exist. It spread to Korea and Japan many years ago where additional cultivars were developed. The plant was introduced to California in the mid 1800's.
Most of the world calls them kaki; they are caqui in Spanish, or Sharon fruit in Israel. In the United States, we call them persimmons after the Algonquin Indian name for Diospyros virginiana, the native american persimmon or Possum Persimmon. The genus name, Diospyros, means “food for the gods”. Once you get to know persimmons, you will agree they are indeed food for the gods.
The Hashimoto farm encompasses a total of five hundred persimmon trees on five acres of land. The fresh fruits are harvested and sold during the months of October, November and part of December of each year.
The Fuyu is the most popular fresh fruit and has a sweet taste and special flavor as well as a good orange color to it. The Maru Persimmon is not as pretty as the Fuyu but it’s said to be sweeter. The dehydrated fruit is made from this fruit.
Maru Persimmons