Wild persimmons...

Courtesy of my good neighbor. Nickel shown with them is just for scale. Not quite as large as the cultivated variety I've seen at some markets.

[Dawn]

Interesting I like the comparison

[Mags]

@Dawn Thank you, Dawn.

[Brian]

Good comparison

[Shutterbug]

The nickel helps. They are quite small.

[Diana]

Unusually small but I bet they taste wonderful.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh how interesting!

[Kathy A]

I hope they are tasty

[Susan Wakely]

Great comparison.

[Renee Salamon]

Are they edible?

[Wylie]

lovely on the textured background. @rensala they won't kill you :)

[Mags]

@briaan Thank you, Brian.

@shutterbug49 Thank you very much. They are wild and the leaves are covered in web worms.

@ludwigsdiana The web worms have covered the leaves. I wasn't going to try these.

@koalagardens Thank you so much!

@kjarn The large cultivated ones I've bought from the markets remind me of apricots. =)

@wakelys Thanks, Susan.

@rensala They are, but the leaves on the wild ones around here are covered in web worms. I was not anxious to taste these.

@pusspup Thank you, Wylie. =)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot

[Corinne C]

They are tiny! I just had them in jam never raw. I hope you enjoyed them.

[Mags]

@ziggy77 Thanks, Jo.

@corinnec Thank you so much, Corinne. Oh, I didn't try these. =)

[winghong_ho]

Great composition and nice comparison of their size with a coin.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot to show the size and they are so interesting looking.

[Michelle]

One of my favourite fruits this time of year - those are so small!

[Mags]

@wh2021 Thank you.

@mittens Thank you, Marilyn.

@bigmxx Thanks, Michelle. These are wild ones unlike the cultivated variety.

[Margaret Brown]

Very nice capture

[Mags]

@craftymeg Thanks, Margaret.

[LManning (Laura)]

They have really interesting texture.

[Jeremy Cross]

Interesting, I wouldn't have know what they are

[haskar]

I saw these fruits in the Botanical Garden, but I didn't know they were edible. Cool picture.

[Joan Robillard]

Nice

[Mags]

@ljmanning Thank you, Laura.

@jeremyccc Thanks, Jeremy.

@haskar I think the cultivated variety is better to eat vs. the wild.

@joansmor Thanks, Joan.

[KV]

Nice way to show the size of these little persimmons… don’t think I’d be eating them either.

[Chris Cook]

Nice shot. I don't think I have ever tasted persimmon.

[Phil Howcroft]

I will have to google persimmons

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thanks, KV. No. I'll leave these to the deer, birds and squirrels. =)

@cdcook48 Thanks, Chris. They remind me of apricots, but the cultivated variety - NOT these wild ones.

@phil_howcroft LOL! They're certainly NOT very common. =)

[Larry Steager]

Nice comparison.

[Mags]

@larrysphotos Thanks, Larry.

[Bill Ososki]

Tiny little guys indeed

[Mags]

@ososki Very small compared to the cultivated variety.

[Madeleine Pennock]

The texture on the one on the left is sublime! Another one for a creative macro shot, I think!

[Mags]

@marshwader Thanks, Madeleine. I think the birds got the last of these so any macro will have to wait until next October.