Wild Persimmon Tree Identification

A reader found a tree in a pasture with green fruit turning orange, faint familiar aroma, oval brown seeds inside.

ID: American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

• **Golf-ball size** = wild native.
• **Larger (2x)** = Japanese persimmon (D. kaki).
• **Astringent when firm**—eat only when **soft and mushy**.
• Wildlife loves them; great for pudding, bread, beer.

Recipes abound online. Do not bite a hard one!