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hawgrider
11-06-2015, 08:05 AM
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Some of the best wild edible plants are available for only a short window of time. In spring, tender wild salads are bountiful. With summer, most of the berries and many of the wild vegetables come into season. And then there’s fall. Of the seasonal wild foods, fall has the biggest calorie payout to a forager. The autumnal season also has one of the sweetest fruits: the persimmon. Here’s everything you need to know about this wrinkly yet super-sweet native fruit.

The American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is a deciduous tree found in the eastern half of the U.S. It has alternate simple leaves and small orange fruits that are about two inches wide. A related species with larger fruits can be found in Japan and neighboring countries. These are the source of the tomato-sized fruits you may find in a grocery store under the name persimmon. Both the American and Asian persimmons have a small woody “cap” with four points,
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