Things You'll Need:
- Baskets
- Brown Paper Bags
- Garden Shears
- Gardening Gloves
- Knife
- Knife
- Baskets
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Step 1
Harvest when the fruit's color is completely set. For Oriental persimmons, the fruit should be soft, but not completely ripe. American varieties should be starting to drop from the tree.
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Step 2
Cut the stem with garden shears about 1 to 2 inches above the crown.
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Step 3
Let fruit ripen indoors until the pulp is soft. Keep refrigerated for a month. The pulp can be frozen for approximately six months. Seedless persimmons can be frozen whole. Persimmons can also be dried by hanging them in the sun.
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Step 4
Place persimmons in a bag with a ripe apple to ripen more quickly.
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Step 5
Eat fresh, or use the pulp in baking or as a substitute for applesauce.








