What type of fruit is this?

[lostarrow]

could be service berry. Big  , juicy ,  a few bigger seeds in each.

[lostarrow]

They aren't ready up in Northern Ontario yet , but will be soon. Every thing is about 5 weeks behind up there compared to where you are.Supposed to make a good bow, too.I have a couple staves that should be ready . Now if I can just get some of those other projects out of the way

[koan]

Lostarrow, I saw one of those Sunday and dint know what it was.. Thanks! .. Brian

[TRACY]

They are persimmons that drop early. Size wise they are like large blueberries. The inside has a sweet fermented odor and big seeds. I'm just not 100% sure why they drop early. Lack of water? Insect damage? Seed dispersal?

Tracy

[Pappy]

Tracy some always do that around here,wind or worse when it is really dry,usually always plenty left on the tree to mature but see them do that almost every year so i wouldn't think you have anything to worry about. I love hunting them,especially the ones that fall in the early fall. almost as good as White Oak. The ones that hang on untill late winter don't seem to attract much except Coons/killed my first Coyote with a bow eating them in late winter also.
 Pappy

[koan]

Ive never seen my persimmons do that.. I dont even have fruit showin yet. Im inda middle of Mo..

[TRACY]

Good to know Pappy. I've never noticed it before and thought it was odd. I wonder if the deer will be attracted to these early drops? I do hunt around them in October because the deer are there. Thanks for the info all!

Tracy

[PatM]

Isn't American persimmon a much larger fruit?

[TRACY]

Isn't American persimmon a much larger fruit?

It is and that was the odd factor with these fruits is that they were large blueberry size or 1/2 size of normal fruit that is orange in color instead of the bluish color in the pic.

[okie64]

I went and checked under my trees and found quite a few early droppings too. You can rule out drought as a cause since its been one of the wettest summers we've had around here in awhile.

[TRACY]

Exactly what I found okie64! I would be interested in why this happens.

Tracy

[EagleTexas]

Looks like Huckleberry to me. It's a close cousin of Gooseberry only the berries are blue not red.

[paoliguy]

I noticed the persimmons at a shoot in southern Indiana this weekend were doing the exact same thing. I've been around persimmons in these parts for a lot of years and I don't recall seeing this. Maybe I've just not noticed?