Persimmon
A persimmon is a fruit that people can eat. The ripe fruit ranges from light yellow-orange to dark red-orange depending on the species and variety. Persimmons come from a species of tree in the genus Diospyros. A ripe persimmon tends to have an orange jelly-like inside that is usually very sweet, or a more mild taste and mango like texture depending on variety or species.
Persimmon Media
Persimmons on a tree at Bilpin, New South Wales.
Oriental persimmon tree with fruit – Wanju County, South Korea
Japanese persimmon (cultivar 'Hachiya') from the Pomological Watercolor Collection, 1913
Diospyros texana (Texas persimmon)