LOCAL FLAVOR: Bill Whipple and Monica Williams have already harvested the persimmons from the tree on their West Asheville property and frozen the fruit for future uses. The couple grafted multiple ...

Plump, pulpy, astringent yet sweet, this lesser-known fall fruit stars in puddings, cakes, and plenty of midwestern family legends. OF ALL THE signs that autumn has finally arrived in the lower ...

Lots of Illinois wineries make sweet wines from fruits other than grapes, but Brian Neighbors of White Owl Winery/Purgatory Cellars in Flat Rock wanted something really unusual, so he turned to the ...

There is a pair of wild persimmon trees, one male and one female, on the edge of the wetlands near my home. Is there sex among persimmons trees? Apparently so. Males have the blossoms for pollination, ...

JON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POST A persimmon tree near the railroad tracks at the end of East Franklin Street in Salisbury loaded with nearly ripened fruit. Editor’s note: Dr. Gary Freeze, professor of ...

Fall is usually a long, mellow season locally, and in Princess Anne, there is something particularly special about that period after the first frost and before the onset of winter. Very often, there’s ...

Follow the journey from foraging wild persimmons to baking a rich, flavorful black walnut persimmon bread. This rustic recipe brings wild ingredients straight to your table. #Foraging #PersimmonBread ...