Q. I am interested in planting a persimmon tree in my yard. What are the different types and what do they need to grow well?

The caterpillars feed for about 40 days on several different types of plants, including hickory trees – hence its common name – but their favorite food source is the common persimmon tree. Before they ...

This story was authored by Eric Larson. A friend from church and a reader years ago asked me about how I would get a persimmon tree to grow from a seed that he collected?  He asked me whether his ...

The Edmond Urban Forestry Department will give out 300 trees. Officials said species include paw paw, common persimmon, sweet gum, Parrotia, Brackens Brown Beauty magnolia, chinquapin oak ...

I recently received a bouquet that included some gerbera daisies. If there is one flower that everyone loves, it’s gerbera daisy. The problem is that its stems bend so they may have to be stood ...

Q. I am interested in planting a persimmon tree in my yard. What are the different types and what do they need to grow well? I am in Riverside County, USDA zone 9b. Persimmon (Diospyros ...