In other words, they are pretty straightforward to grow, provided you're in the right hardiness zone. You can buy these fruit ...

The beautiful Japanese persimmons are making their ... is the top producer of persimmons in Japan. Persimmons grow on trees, like plums, and are abundant in tannin, a type of polyphenol which ...

Have you ever noticed that when the fruit on a "kaki" (Japanese persimmon) tree is harvested, one persimmon is left unpicked? That solitary persimmon is known as a "ki-mamori" (literally ...

Persimmon is a medium-sized tree here in Indiana but can be over 100 feet tall in the bottomland forests of the Southern U.S. Where I grew up in Southern Indiana, my family ritual in the fall was to ...

Gardening is a great way to relax and enjoy some ‘me’ time, and if you’re looking to transform your garden or even just pick up a new hobby, YouGarden has all the tips and tricks you need.

We have a persimmon tree fruiting with the astringent variety ... skin off and cut the flesh into large chunks, discarding the seeds. However, you want to cook with them. The best variety to ...

Tricked by a monkey, a mother crab trades a rice ball for a persimmon seed. She plants the seed and it quickly grows into a tree with plenty of fruit. But the monkey takes all the fruit and kills ...

NARRATOR: A seed contains everything a new plant needs to start growing. The moment a seed starts to grow is called ‘Germination’. Some people plant seeds in pots or in gardens to germinate.

Pruning Japanese maple trees - known also as acer trees - is crucial for ensuring the trees beautiful appearance and its overall health and size. Not only does pruning bolster their alluring ...

Weather conditions mean the trees are looking spectacular two weeks earlier than usual Japanese cherry blossom trees at a Gloucestershire park have flowered two weeks earlier than usual ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...