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Persimmon bole, leaves and fruit
Common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana): Ever tried
to taste an immature persimmon? Until ripe, the fruit is high in tannin
and is strongly astringent. You will pucker up when tasting all but the
ripest of fruit. The word persimmon is of Algonquian origin.
American Indians made bread and stored the dried fruit.
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