kenny thomas
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Will have to tell him to sample themBut which silverware do they look like?
Will have to tell him to sample themBut which silverware do they look like?
Hey Kenny,View attachment 38980
Clinchvalley86 sent me this picture earlier. Not sure he noticed the persimmon seed in it. Coyote poop.
Studied wildlife management in college. But i was here before the coyotes were. I was a teenager when the first ones were brought in by fox hunters.Hey Kenny,
On your wild land fire fighting work, have you also moonlighted as a varmint tracker?
With that many seeds, they probably are 'using' a few of each utensil.But which silverware do they look like?
They've been around here as long as I can remember…wish I had a nickel for every one I've eaten out here…and the seeds from 2 different trees on my place had spoons this yearI have seen only 1 wild persimmon tree in my life in Texas and that was back in the '60s at our old home place I grew up on in Highlands. I do know they were growing somewhere at my property I moved from in 2022, as I have seen partially eaten persimmons on the ground but I never could find the tree they came off of. (I've also never seen persimmons for sale at a grocery store)
Coyotes will eat them, too if the limbs are low enough…saw one chowing down on them in our front yard when I was a kid…in broad daylight about 40 feet from the highway with cars just flying by…he didn't seem concerned at all…Almost every animal loves them. Coon, deer, possum, fox, even my cows. I probably have 20 or more on 1 farm but they are common here.
One fact i didn't learn until recently. Although they are native from Pennsylvania south to Florida and west into Arkansas the variety in the south matures at a little different time than the northern ones because of the length of the season. I have 1 tree where they will be ripe and falling off in late September. All the others i have it will be November or later. I have picked them up in January some years. Think i will check today.
Here, they can be a bit of a nuisance in pastures that don't get mowed on a fairly regular basis. I'll leave a few standing when clearing brush if they are not in a troublesome location. I can be selective when clearing brush…I like to have some trees around.My only fruit producing persimmon tree died.
Much appreciated that you leave some. As already pointed out, they are well liked and of a great benefit to wildlife and cows and us too!Here, they can be a bit of a nuisance in pastures that don't get mowed on a fairly regular basis. I'll leave a few standing when clearing brush if they are not in a troublesome location. I can be selective when clearing brush…I like to have some trees around.
Me too, as long as they're layin on the open ground ready to be or already piled to be burned.…I like to have some trees around.
I have (had) a 70 ft tall persimmon tree in my yard until the beginning of December. It had a scar on the base (about 3 inches wide) that looked like it was starting to get a bit deep and thought I should have it cut before it became a danger. This was a fairly large persimmon tree, about 20" in diameter. After having it cut down, I looked at the stump and was horrified. The entire core had rotted to the consistency of mush and there was only about 1.5-2 inches of sapwood that was solid on the perimeter edge of the stump. It was a male tree. I get all my persimmons from a park that is walking distance from me.My only fruit producing persimmon tree died.
I view them the same as snakes as well. Snakes are good for keeping the rodent population at bay.Me too, as long as they're layin on the open ground ready to be or already piled to be burned.
I view 'em the same as snakes...
Bless you my son.....After having it cut down,
Probably due to a fungus…seen that in post oaks, tooI have (had) a 70 ft tall persimmon tree in my yard until the beginning of December. It had a scar on the base (about 3 inches wide) that looked like it was starting to get a bit deep and thought I should have it cut before it became a danger. This was a fairly large persimmon tree, about 20" in diameter. After having it cut down, I looked at the stump and was horrified. The entire core had rotted to the consistency of mush and there was only about 1.5-2 inches of sapwood that was solid on the perimeter edge of the stump. It was a male tree. I get all my persimmons from a park that is walking distance from me.
I have seen one other of comparable diameter, but was shorter.Persimmon is a pioneer species meaning usually short lived until other hardwood species take over. A 20" persimmon is huge and old for the species.
True…I've seen a few (very few) that bigPersimmon is a pioneer species meaning usually short lived until other hardwood species take over. A 20" persimmon is huge and old for the species.
I know no one was doubting me, but I thought I'd post this for all to see. If nothing else, how rotten the tree actually was for looking 'pretty much ok'. Note my foot at the bottom of the picture.I have seen one other of comparable diameter, but was shorter.