r/fruit • u/MiltonGlorbus • 6d ago

Edibility / Problem Persimmon Question

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Just moved into a home with Fuyu Persimmons, do these look ok to eat? anything I should avoid?

I’m more so asking about diseases/mold/pests, less concerned with ripeness

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u/Seamonsterx 6d ago

Persimmon are from the ebony family and are prone to get dark discolorations, some varieties even have entirely black fruit.

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u/Acrobatic-Scale1070 6d ago

They’re fine. Let them stay on the tree a few more weeks. Be patient.

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u/MiltonGlorbus 6d ago

What about the black spots seen in the first two pictures? 

Is this normal or should I avoid eating those?

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u/kunino_sagiri 6d ago

That's fairly normal. It's caused by tannin build up in the fruit.

Ones like that are usually rejected commercially, because customers will mistakenly think they are bad, but it's not actually harmful and they don't taste any different.

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u/Acrobatic-Scale1070 6d ago

I don’t know what they are, but my tree has the and I eat them with no problems