Oriental persimmon is in China.

persimmon

It is the fruit of an important fruit tree which is widely planted. Mainly planted in Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei and other mountainous areas. Persimmon was introduced to France and Mediterranean countries in the19th century, and then to the United States. Persimmon fruit is about 5 to 8 cm in diameter and yellow to red. Persimmons contain vitamin a and a small amount of vitamin C.

Persimmon trees can resist the cold of-18 degrees. Persimmon is native to America, and its tree shape is short, occasionally reaching 10 meter. The fruit is flat, crimson to sauce-colored, with a diameter of 3 to 5 cm and many large and flat seeds. After artificial cultivation, American persimmons have many excellent varieties and taste better than oriental persimmons.

There are more than 1000 varieties of persimmons, which can be divided into astringent persimmons and sweet persimmons according to whether they can be naturally astringent before ripening on trees. The latter mainly comes from the "winter persimmon" in this variety, which has astringent taste when it matures. The former (most persimmons listed in China belong to this category) must be artificially astringent before eating, and the material basis of astringency of astringent persimmons is tannic acid (also known as tannic acid).

China is the country that produces the most persimmons in the world, with an annual output of 700,000 tons of fresh persimmons. There are many kinds of persimmons, about 300 kinds. From the color can be divided into red persimmon, yellow persimmon, green persimmon, Zhu persimmon, white persimmon, black persimmon and so on; From the fruit shape, it can be divided into round persimmon, long persimmon, square persimmon, gourd persimmon, ox heart persimmon and so on. In the long-term domestication and production practice, people have cultivated many excellent varieties, especially famous ones: Niuxin persimmon in Mianchi, Henan Province, and "the best in the world" large persimmon produced in North China; Lotus persimmon and mirror persimmon produced in Hebei and Shandong; Yellow persimmon with chicken heart originated from Henan, Jingyang, Shaanxi and three places; Pointed persimmons in Fuping, Henan and Shaanxi; The square persimmon in Gudang area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province is called the six famous persimmons in China. In addition, there are fire crystal persimmons in Lintong, Shaanxi, ground persimmons in hua county and pointed persimmons in Binxian. Jin Ping Persimmon in Qingdao and Da Calyx Persimmon in Yidu are both famous persimmons in China. These famous persimmons, with thin skin, fine meat, big head and sweet juice like honey, are favored by consumers.

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Persimmon trees have been cultivated for more than 1000 years. Zhang Zhongshu, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, called persimmon a beauty: "It tastes too much like Fang Lin's, with clear and dark colors, light and evenly wrapped in crimson wax, and it is not exposed to people." Today, China, Japanese, Korean and Brazil are the main producing areas. China is mainly produced in Pingle and Gongcheng counties in Guangxi, accounting for about 70% of the national market. Ertang Town, Pingle County is the largest persimmon and persimmon trading point in China.

There are more than 1000 varieties of persimmons, which are mainly divided into sweet persimmons (also called' sweet persimmons') and astringent persimmons. The former is astringent when it matures, and the latter needs artificial astringency. There are varieties of persimmons such as Hebei Mopan Persimmon, Lotus Persimmon, Jingtian Persimmon, Niuxin Persimmon, Gengbing Persimmon, Deng Ling Persimmon, Jixin Persimmon, Red Persimmon, Ganmao Persimmon, Mian Persimmon, Dahongpao Persimmon and Luotian Persimmon.