Chinatown Persimmons
by Pamela Patch
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Chinatown Persimmons
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Pamela Patch
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Photograph - Photography, Digital
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The species (Diospyros kaki) is native to China. It is deciduous, with broad, stiff leaves and is known as the shizi (Š`Žq in Chinese), and also as the Japanese Persimmon or kaki (Š`) in Japanese. It is the most widely cultivated species. Its fruits are sweet, and slightly tangy with a soft to occasionally fibrous texture. Cultivation of the fruit extended first to other parts of east Asia and Pakistan, and was later introduced to California and southern Europe in the 1800s, to Brazil in the 1890s,[5] and numerous cultivars have been selected. It is edible in its crisp firm state, but has its best flavor when allowed to rest and soften slightly after harvest. The Japanese cultivar 'Hachiya' is widely grown. The fruit has a high tannin content which makes the immature fruit astringent and bitter. The tannin levels are reduced as the fruit matures. Persimmons like 'Hachiya' must be completely ripened before consumption. When ripe, this fruit comprises thick pulpy jelly encased in a waxy thin skinned shell.
This photograph of a Chinese (Asian) Persimmon tree was taken in the courtyard of old Chinatown, Colusa California.
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November 7th, 2013
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Pamela Patch
Thank you Lorainek Photographs for featuring my image in your group Textures and minimal closeups.
Pamela Patch
Thank you Nina. I walked by the tree almost daily and kept thinking that there had to be a shot in that :-)
Pamela Patch
Thank you Ella for featuring my image in your group Nature Wildlife Sunsets and Sunrises.
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