It is that time of year again, and I went out to our back pasture to check out a favorite element of fall. There
are several Persimmon trees on our property, and I LOVE to eat them and
crack open the seed. The Old Farmers Almanac ( and my 92 year old
daddy) used to say what kind of winter we would have. In each seed will
be a knife, spoon, or fork. So far 99% of my seeds have been spoons,
but here is a knife I think.
If the kernel is spoon-shaped, lots of heavy, wet snow will fall. Spoon = shovel!
If it is fork-shaped, you can expect powdery, light snow and a mild winter.
If the kernel is knife-shaped, expect to be "cut" by icy, cutting winds.
The fruit begins to ripen every October and is delicious. They fall from tree as they ripen especially on a windy day. Our horses love them too, as well as the deer and racoons. The ground underneath the tree is trampled every morning as we can tell it was a busy night when they are ripe in the fall.
Looks like we better get out the snow shovels...I will let ya'll know if I find a fork!
If the kernel is spoon-shaped, lots of heavy, wet snow will fall. Spoon = shovel!
If it is fork-shaped, you can expect powdery, light snow and a mild winter.
If the kernel is knife-shaped, expect to be "cut" by icy, cutting winds.
The fruit begins to ripen every October and is delicious. They fall from tree as they ripen especially on a windy day. Our horses love them too, as well as the deer and racoons. The ground underneath the tree is trampled every morning as we can tell it was a busy night when they are ripe in the fall.
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| Two "spoons" and one "knife" in this persimmon |
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| 99% of our persimmons have had spoons. |
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| Delilah foraging for Persimmons that have dropped to the ground. |
Looks like we better get out the snow shovels...I will let ya'll know if I find a fork!
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