A couple of days ago I got the heebeejeebies worrying that the two nicely colored fruits on my tree (in my front yard) would be taken by a poor homeless guy who would bite into the hard fruits and throw them away... NOT!!!

I have thieving affluent neighbors who take what they want and this year I beat them :-) No doubt they have no idea what they are!

So, I left them on a windowsill and one came soft today. It was my first home grown persimmon and I only have store bought to compare it to. It was small, about 2x the size of a golf ball, but very flavorful, medium sweet about the sweetness of a ripe papaya. A lovely surprise!

I can't wait till next year now after the little tree grows a bit. He's only 3' tall and the two fruit were on it when I took it home early last summer.