Fuyu persimmons 2025-09-28

A very flavorful fruit, and sweet but not too sweet. Perfect to go with breakfast oatmeal.

[Persimmons on the tree, 2025-09-28 --jsq for OPF]
Persimmons on the tree, 2025-09-28 –jsq for OPF

These are Fuyu persimmons, a variety of the Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki.

Many moons that tree has been there since Gretchen planted it. This year it’s really bearing fruit.

[A sky full of persimmons, 2025-09-28 --jsq for OPF]
A sky full of persimmons, 2025-09-28 –jsq for OPF

[Sky and Blondie circle the persimmon tree, 2025-09-28 --jsq for OPF]
Sky and Blondie circle the persimmon tree, 2025-09-28 –jsq for OPF

RP

[A ripe persimmon ready to eat, 2025-09-28 --jsq for OPF]
A ripe persimmon ready to eat, 2025-09-28 –jsq for OPF

This other tree was supposed to be something else, but not it’s only the bitter citrus rootstock.

CS

[Citrus rootstock, 2025-09-28 --jsq for OPF]
Citrus rootstock, 2025-09-28 –jsq for OPF

[Some kind of bitter citrus, 2025-09-28 --jsq for OPF]
Some kind of bitter citrus, 2025-09-28 –jsq for OPF

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