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Persimmon
Edible fruit
This article is about the edible fruit. For other uses, see Persimmon (disambiguation).
The persimmon () is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki[1] – Diospyros is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-persimmon species of the genus are grown for ebony timber. In 2022, China produced 77% of the world total of persimmons.
Description
Like the tomato, the persimmon is not a berry in the general culinary sense, but its morphology as a single fleshy fruit derived from the ovary of a single flower means it is a berry in the botanical sense. The tree Diospyros kaki is the most widely cultivated species of persimmon. Typically the tree reaches 4.5 to 18 metres (15 to 60 feet) in height and is round-topped.[1] It usually stands erect, but sometimes can be crooked or have a willowy appearance.[1] The leaves are 7–15 centimetres (3–6 inches) long, and are oblong in shape with
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Persimmon Tree
Summer 2020
Enough!
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Two weeks ago, I was planning to say essentially this as my Editor’s message:
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Taking it one day at a time has kept me sane, but even hearing someone suggest that this isolation will go on and on sends me into a spiral. We need to be gentle with each other, but sometimes that is hard. I often bite my tongue before saying something on the phone or typing a response to an email. Perhaps that is why I developed a sore on my tongue that took almost two weeks to clear up. I cannot bear anyone telling me what I should be doing, especially when it would be difficult for me to do it now. Not neighbors. Not sisters. Not friends. Not anyone else.
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Persimmon plc
British housebuilding company
Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
Persimmon was founded by Duncan Davidson in 1972. The company is named after a horse which won the 1896 Derby and St. Leger for the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII). After leaving George Wimpey, Davidson had formed Ryedale Homes in 1965, selling it to Comben Homes in 1972 for £600,000. Davidson restarted development again in the Yorkshire area; Persimmon began to expand regionally with the formation of an Anglian division in 1976 followed by operations in the Midlands and the south-west.[5] In 1984, Persimmon acquired Tony Fawcett’s company Sketchmead; Fawcett had been a director of Ryedale and he became deputy managing director at Persimmon. The enlarged company was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1985, by which time the Company was building around 1,000 houses per year.[6]
Steady regional expansion proceeded
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