I've never seen so many in such a small area...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/bob--o/persimmons.jpg

Wheres the stand at ???? :D

HA! Flatlander, about 20 yards behind me when I took the pic. I think I'll be there tonight.:rolleyes:

Still huntin there bob? lol

They look like they're getting ripe. Are they dropping yet?

Still huntin there bob? lol

Someone still trying to pad their post count ? LOL

Your digging deep now.

Someone still trying to pad their post count ? LOL

Your digging deep now.

Just keepin the site running.. .......Bob luvs me for it...:D

Still have a stand there...

Bob over here, all the trees are absolutely full.. crazy full.. droopy limbs full.. I haven't seen them this way in several years... hard winter ahead..

Gretchen, were you the one telling me you could split the seed to a persimmon to determine what kind of winter to expect? One of the folks down the hall was telling me about it last night too. I guess we need to bring some big buckets to Coulterville after the first frost so I can make some of my infamous persimmon pudding.

yea isnt if you cut one in half and it shows like a spoon or sumthing its a bad winter ahead idk if im right im just a boy

I guess it was my aunt who told me about it. Here's what I was able to find. http://community.myfoxstl.com/blogs/BVTKC/

Better yet, here's the Old Farmer's Almanac's article on forecasting the weather by cutting open a persimmon seed. http://www.almanac.com/question/oneanswer.php?questionnumber=12165

Cut open a persimmon seed and look at the shape of the kernel inside. If the kernel is spoon-shaped, lots of heavy, wet snow will fall. If it is fork-shaped, you can expect powdery, light snow and a mild winter. If the kernel is knife-shaped, icy, cutting winds will occur for the next few months.

pudding? I am sure it is fantastic! but i was thinking more on the lines of homemade wine...

That would probably be good too.

Life - you beat me to the answer LOL ... just the sheer numbers alone, combined a with a few other signs..... could be this was a better year moisture wise.. but my gut says it's going to be a one of "those" winters..

per the Farmer's almanac...for the Ohio Valley region ( yes that's us..)

"November will have above-normal temperatures, on average, followed by an exceptionally cold December. After a welcome mid-January thaw, temperatures will be colder than normal in February and March. The coldest periods will be in mid-December, early January, and early February. Precipitation will be near normal in the east and above normal in the west, with above-normal snowfall nearly everywhere. Expect snowfall in time for Thanksgiving, frequent snow in December, and additional snowfalls from January to mid-February."

Now we're talking! Winters like I remember from my childhood. Yeah!

The almanac also says we're supposed to be about 2 years into a 50 year period of cooler temperatures. Not quite a mini ice age, but still the glaciers may start growing again. http://www.digital-almanac.com/digitalalmanac/2009/?folio=68

Still have a stand there...

lol...I knew it....:D

Bob do u guys eat the P'sims?

lol...I knew it....:D

Bob do u guys eat the P'sims?

I eat a few, but not too many... gotta leave some for the deer!;)

I eat a few, but not too many... gotta leave some for the deer!;)

TRU DAT! lol

Am I wrong here?...I thought ya had to wait for the first frost before eating them.

That's what I'd always been told too. I guess it depends on how much tannin you like. I have seen some that were pretty ripe before freezing, but unless they're soft and mushy they're definitely not ready.