Comments on: Persimmon Seed “Spoon” Sighting in North Carolina

By: Melissa Bunker

Melissa Bunker — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:46:07 +0000

Hey guys. Persimmon lady here! Just a heads up to our persimmon reading friends. Its safer if you just put the seed sideways between your teeth and bite down till the seed splits in two. Make sure you stand the seed on its side. Some seeds have nothing and this only means that the seed was immature. The cotyledons (spelling?) are the predictor. The white spoon, fork or knife are actually the premature persimmon tree itself tucked away in its seed ready to sprout. The three past years I have been posting here and after the winter storm shocker for October for our friends up north was a big wake up call for all the spoons I saw in the seeds this year! Stock up on the firewood!

By: Veronica

Veronica — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:56:20 +0000

I have a persimmon tree in my backyard and opened a couple of seeds that showed “spoons”! I love the idea of seeing some snow, we don’t get to see much of it down here in Rosenberg, Texas.

By: STEVE GREGG

STEVE GREGG — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:15:04 +0000

cut one open probably late in the season….1-10-2011 showed spoon so guess this is yet to be seen feb and mar may be snowful??? i live in the prague okla area not much action as of yet ..fingers crossed

By: Cassandra H

Cassandra H — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:08:26 +0000

We’ve cracked open several seeds in East Tennessee and ALL of them are shaped like spoons! So far, it has been very accurate!

By: cindy

cindy — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:39:30 +0000

cracked several in Fayetteville, AR 75 % were a spoon, the other 25% a knive…..

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:09:29 +0000

Cracked eight persimmons here in East Texas & they all showed spoons!!! Yay!

By: Joan

Joan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:36:11 +0000

From the Sand hills of NC: We opened several persimmon seeds from our tree this year — they were all spoons!

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:47:13 +0000

I opened a seed here in Fort Smith Arkansas this morning and it was a spoon! Same as last year and we had a White Christmas!

By: bertha

bertha — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:46:10 +0000

I live in centralia illinois and I found a spoon shape inside the persimmon seed I opened!