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Don’t Miss Out on this Incredible Wild Fruit!

Wild American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) can be the forest’s best dessert—or the worst pucker—same fruit, different moment. As it ripens, those mouth-drying tannins mellow into jammy sweetness. Look for fruit that’s jelly-soft: a thumb dent that stays, a loosened leafy calyx “hat,” and—best sign—fruit that drops on a gentle shake. Frost can help, but it isn’t required; softness is the signal. Native across the eastern U.S., persimmons are a late-season sugar boost for deer, foxes, raccoons, and opossums, which spread the seeds along fence lines and field edges. Trees are dioecious (only females fruit) and wear blocky “alligator” bark. Fun fact: persimmon is in the ebony family, and the wood once made classic golf club heads! Ever been burned by an unripe one? #AmericanPersimmon #Persimmon #Foraging #WildForaging #WildEdibles #FallForaging