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Article: IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO ENJOY THE BOUNTY OF PERSIMMONS.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- January 24, 1996
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Byline: Mary Reid Barrow
A row of wild persimmon trees grows in my yard in an unkempt hedgerow on a rise in the ground that was once part of an ancient dune line.
The trees line one side of my property, stretching from the street all the way to the back, a location that is no work of man.
The persimmons obviously were planted there over time either by strong northeast winds or creatures that carried the burnt-orange persimmon fruits full of big flat seeds up and down the landscape.
The persimmons grow among sassafras trees, wild blackberries, grapes and other native plants. Together, they provide a long narrow band of wildlife habitat ...