Ebenaceae – Florida Fruit Geek

The ‘Turkey Lake’ American persimmon: free fruits & scionwood are available in Gainesville

November 28, 2019

‘Turkey Lake’ is an American persimmon variety I selected from the wild, which has better fruit size and flavor than any other form of this species I’ve encountered in Florida. I have planted a tree of this variety in a public location in Gainesville, Florida, where it is accessible for anyone to sample the fruits … More The ‘Turkey Lake’ American persimmon: free fruits & scionwood are available in Gainesville

Chocolate pudding fruit successfully grafted onto American persimmon

August 21, 2019

If you’re a fruit geek like me, you sometimes wonder what kind of fruit trees you can successfully manage to graft together. Several years ago, I started wondering that question about two excellent fruits in the Ebenaceae plant family: American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) and its cousin chocolate pudding fruit, also called black sapote* (Diospyros nigra). … More Chocolate pudding fruit successfully grafted onto American persimmon

The first time I ever ate Asian persimmon

October 29, 2018

On a cold November night in the early 1990s, as I walked the downtown sidewalks of Northampton, Massachusetts, I stopped in at a produce store. I don’t recall the name of this store, but I do remember how welcoming the warm and brightly-lit premises felt, with the displays of colorful produce. This time, I saw … More The first time I ever ate Asian persimmon

Gainesville, FL people: the ‘Turkey Lake’ persimmon tree at Dreamers Garden is LOADED right now.

November 10, 2015

Gainesville people: the ‘Turkey Lake’ persimmon tree at Dreamers Garden is LOADED right now. Free to all. Please indulge in some sweet autumnal bounty. Corner of NW 10th Ave and 4th St, across from Earth Pets. #Diospyrosvirginiana #Ebenaceae #persimmon #Americanpersimmon #Diospyros #TurkeyLakepersimmon