Apples and persimmons are two of the most popular fruit trees for personal gardens, but they have quite different needs, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. The persimmons are falling off my persimmon tree. Now some of the leaves are ...

Three (maybe four) years ago my wife said she wanted her own persimmon tree. I purchased a Fuji persimmon. It’s grown quite tall, but we’ve never had any persimmons. One year, some of the leaves had a ...

The American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) tree is a great addition to an edible landscape. Its fall colors and long-lasting fruit add tons of ornamental value. Because the fruit is best eaten when ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. One of the first things that I wanted to do in my new garden last year ...

Persimmons are ripening now throughout our area. There are two types: Fuyu persimmon fruit are flattened with a rounded bottom. Hachiya persimmons are larger, brighter orange, more heart-shaped, and ...

A grass-roots effort to save hundreds of Texas persimmon trees near the Medina River has become tangled in a lawsuit over their value, while the window to save them is rapidly closing. The real estate ...