As consumers increasing seek out healthy snacks, scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are working on bringing persimmon into the limelight. Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a ...

In 2016, when Nicole Yamanaka moved into her grandparents’ old house in Mountain View, she and her then-­fiancé, Byron, became the proud caretakers of two large Hachiya persimmon trees in the yard.

Chef Brad Leone makes dried persimmons, turning nature’s sweet fruit into a long-lasting snack. College football fans loved ...

Over the last couple of months, you may have noticed orange bulbs hanging from the rafters, kitchens, or bars of certain Bay Area restaurants. They’re not avant-garde Christmas decorations that have ...

The hand-painted, weathered sign announcing Otow Orchard, located east of Sacramento in Granite Bay (Placer County), seems out of place amid the spreading ranchettes and Tuscan villas that have grown ...

In Korean folklore, there is a story of a tiger and a baby and a persimmon. Basically, a fearsome tiger comes into a village to find some food, while a baby in the village endlessly cries. In an ...

Like bright orange harbingers of frosty nights to come, persimmons signal fall weather. Pointy or flat, persimmons of all kinds flourish in Sacramento, where they relish the mild winters and warm ...

If you’re one of those people whose Instagram is filled with an endless stream of food, you’ve probably noticed a rotund orange fruit has been flooding your feed. No, it’s not a mini pumpkin—though ...