Something tells me it must be winter again. Sharon fruit is a variety of Persimmon. It gets its name from Israel, where it is extensively grown. A small glowing orange fruit with a waxy skin ...

This fruit that originated from East Asia is ... Round and smooth-skinned, Sharon persimmons don't need to be peeled before eating. Due to their crisp nature and natural sweetness, they can ...

Apart from its abundance of benefits, the persimmon, first cultivated in ... Then growers in Israel dubbed it the Sharon fruit - apparently in an attempt to make it more attractive to customers.

Choose fruit that feels supple when gently pressed. Unlike ‘astringent’ varieties of persimmon, that need to ripen until really soft, Sharon fruit can be eaten while firm, skin, seeds and all.

There are some farmers in Nyeri claiming to be selling persimmon (Sharon) fruit and seedlings. This is a con and hoax. Let me explain. The plant they are selling, which is obviously from the ...

We have a persimmon tree fruiting with the astringent variety, which I understand you can't eat raw until they are really soft, unlike the non astringent sort. Do we need to treat them differently ...