Where are the persimmons grown?

Persimmon is a berry fruit of the persimmon family. The ripening season is about October. Its origin is in China. It is widely distributed in various places and has been cultivated for more than a thousand years. China, Japan, South Korea and Brazil are the main producing areas. At present, China produces the most persimmons in the world, with an annual output of 700000 tons of fresh persimmons.

There are more than 300 kinds of persimmon, which can be divided into tomato, yellow persimmon, green persimmon, Zhu persimmon, white persimmon, black persimmon, etc., and can be divided into round persimmon, long persimmon, square persimmon, cucurbit persimmon, Niuxin persimmon and so on.

Oriental persimmon is the fruit of an important fruit tree widely planted in China, mainly planted in mountainous areas such as Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei. Persimmon was introduced into France and Mediterranean countries in the 19th century, and then into the United States. The diameter of persimmon fruit is about 5 to 8 centimeters, yellow to red. Persimmons contain vitamin An and a small amount of vitamin C.

In the long-term domestication and production practice, people have cultivated many excellent varieties, especially the Dapan persimmon, which is "the best species in the world" produced in North China, and the lotus persimmon and mirror persimmon produced in Hebei and Shandong. The chicken heart yellow persimmon produced in Jingyang and Sanyuan, Shaanxi, the Jianjian persimmon in Fuping, Shaanxi and the square persimmon in the Gudang area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, are known as the six famous persimmons in China.

In addition, Huojing persimmon in Lintong, Shaanxi Province, Lu persimmon in Huaxian County, Jianding persimmon in Binxian County, Jinping persimmon in Qingdao, Shandong Province, and Dazi persimmon in Yidu are all famous persimmons in China. These famous persimmons have thin skin, thin meat, large size and sweet juice. Favored by the majority of consumers.