Mohina ji There was a tree in our neighbourhood in Kashmir when we were little children, but unfortunately the astringent variety. We would be tempted to pluck the fruit but if it was slightly unripe it would leaves a very burning sensation in the mouth, so we would wait for fruits to ripen before plucking. Only after nearly 55 years I came to know, when we visited Kullu Manali in 2009 that there are two varieties of Diospyros kaki, and that also only after Kenneth Greby, our member from California informed me. Earlier I thought one was D. virginiana and another D. kaki. Now I have seen lot of D. virginiana in California and would upload some day.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:39 AM, mohina macker <[email protected]>wrote: > diwali is the season for persimmons > it is wise however to let them ripen before they are eaten > the fruit becomes soft juicy and sweet and has a very delicate > fragrance > regards > mohina
