First a video re “Harvesting Persimmon 1 of 2”, then some pics of the project (below the video):

Harvesting Persimmon 1 of 2 (video):

From the project (pics):

Our neighbor’s Hachiya persimmon tree, with its lower branches picked clean.  What a treat to have fruit ripen so late in the year, on this December day.

Hachiya persimmon harvested on a frosty day.  The green-before-turning  leaves take on beautiful colors before the fruit ripens and are easy to press – perhaps placemats for your dried persimmon treats!

Close-up of harvested Hachiya persimmons.  These almost ripe persimmons, with firm flesh, will soften to a near jelly state if left to ripen by a window.

Pic and caption from Tony’s new book, Habitat It and They will Come :

Appendix 1, Habitat Match: C) My sugary fruit makes a nice meal on cold winter days when cousin fruit trees are empty.

Happy persimmon harvesting and drying.  See you tomorrow.

Tony