Side by side
Compare plates
Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Persimmon
Diospyros kaki
An East Asian ebony fruit — jelly when an astringent type is truly ripe, or crisp if it is a Fuyu, and a mistake if you guess wrong.
Flavor
Ripe Hachiya is honey-apricot jelly. Fuyu is crisp and mild. Unripe astringent is a cotton ball of regret.
Against
The astringent trap
Days to harvest
A few years to fruit; then autumn
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