Winter and the Persimmon Seed
One more comment on Mother Nature and what winter holds. In a supermarket near you, you should find a persimmon fruit. If you cut it open a seed may be another clue to winter weather. According to old-timers, persimmon seeds can be used to predict the severity of winter weather. When cut into two pieces, the persimmon seed will display on of three symbols. A knife shape will indicate a cold icy winter (where wind will cut through you like a knife). A fork shape indicates a mild winter. A spoon shape stands for a shovel to dig out the snow.
If you do open a seed, let me know where you are located and how the seed reads.
You know how everything is “bigger” and presumably better in Texas, well that may be true. One of the signs of a heard winter is the size and frequency of spider webs. In this morning’s paper an AP article captured the fact that entomologists are looking into the discovery of a sprawling spider web that covers a number of trees and measures 200 yards. Yikes. Located in Wells Point (Texas), it is so large that one person is quoted as saying “”Now it is filled with so many mosquitoes, that it has turned a little brown. There are times you can literally hear the screech of millions of mosquitoes caught in the webs.” Experts are saying the web may be constructed by “social cobweb spiders”. I don’t know but if I lived in Texas, I’d dust off my shovel.
Labor Day - this holiday was first celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City. The originator of the celebration was the Central Labor Union. The first Labor Day holidays were celebrated with grand parades, picnics and sometimes fireworks. Today, labor Day is celebrated in many different ways but is still suppose to be a day set aside to appreciate the advancements, freedoms and prosperity our country experiences, thanks to the hardworking people who make up this country. With family and friends, have a memorable Labor Day Weekend! Stay safe.
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8/14/2008 Cut open a persimmon and have a spoon shaped seed. Snow anyone?
Spoon here in South central Illinois. Ready for a snowy and cold winter, all the signs here point to it!!!
spoon here in arkansas looks like snow
A spoon in central arkansas
Found a spoon in NE Georgia.
I have a spoon in the piedmont of North Carolina, looks like the going shape, were ready for the snow:)
9-7-2008 11:30a.m.
spoon in coweta, oklahoma
Found a spoon in NE Texas. Getting ready for a snow covered winter.
Spoon in Missouri 09/08/08
Just opened up 8 seeds, in Central IL… ALL SPOONS!
Cut open three seeds from local trees. Found 2 spoons and a knife. Better go cut firewood.
In my last comment, I should have stated I’m in northwest arkansas
Found a spoon in southwest Missouri.
Found all spoons in south Arkansas
September 14, 2008
I found 4 spoons and 1 knife.
Bring in the firewood and hunker down.
Eatonton Georgia
5 seeds, all spoons in NE Texas
Found 4 spoons in Piedmont, Alabama.
We found a spoon in Ledbetter, KY near Paducah, KY
I found a spoon,9-15-08, Southeast Mo.
found a spoon in Ft Leonard Wood MO 9-17-08.
all spoons in greenville missouri, williamsville. opened about 30 of them
Spoon in Eastern Oklahoma
September 18,08 Clarksdale Mississippi all seeds were spoons
Found spoons in Florence, Mississippi too. Wow, can’t wait to make a snowman this year!
Found spoons in Milltown Arkansas
We found a spoon in Stroud, Oklahoma. (Central OK)
Found five spoons in Mitchell, In. , Snow days ahead from work and school.
opened about 12-15 seeds all were spoons SEARCY ARKANSAS
In Central IL we opened 10 seeds all were spoons
SPOONS IN NW ARKANSAS
St. Clair MO (50 mi SW of STL)- 3 seeds, all spoons. If it snows like it rained this year, we’re going to get tons of snow.
3 spoons from 3 different trees near Hallett, Oklahoma (NE OKla)
Several spoons in different locations in Sharp County, Arkansas. (NE Corner of Arkansa, almost at Missouri line)
Found spoon in Lebanon, Tennessee from our old persimmon tree .
Opened a dozen here in LR, AR, yesterday to teach kids about it all, and saw nothing but spoons. Can’t wait to see ya, Frosty!
St Charles County, Missouri.
Opened 4 seeds from 4 different trees from a 7 mile trek. 2 were definitely spoons. 2 were split as trying to form a fork.
Opened seeds from about 4 different fruits, spoons in all of them. Hempstead, Texas
Found two spoons in Harrison Arkansas. Snow is on its way. Can feel the chill already. BR, BR LOL
Here at Persimmon Creek Ranch in Sand Springs Oklahoma we have a spoon……………Get ready for lots of snow.
2 Spoons and 1 Knife here in Knoxville Tn.
10 seeds all spoons Enid, Oklahoma
opened 3 seeds all were spoons..
west central arkansas
I opened up 5 and all were spoons. Then opened one more and it had few slight splits on the end of it. Am posting about it tomorrow with pictures.
ooops.. .located bartlesville oklahoma
Opened 5 seeds and found all spoons. Get out your shovels!!! Ferguson, Mo.
My husband and I were out today and found a persimmon tree. We opened several seeds (at least six) all were spoons but one (it was a knife).
Marshfield Missouri (Southwest Missouri)
I have found a lot of Spoons in all the Seeds I have cut open..
Spoons in Greenbrier, AR. Getting the snow shovel ready
I cut open a persimmon seed today, and there was picture of the knife. Here in Cullman, Alabama. In northern part of Alabama.
After looking again, the persimmon seed had a spoon, not a knife. I was wrong, Cullman, Ala.
cut open presimmon seeds today, all of them were spoons!!!. I love the snow. central, missouri.
Split several seeds this morning and found all spoons. Eucha, Ok. Northeastern Ok
<p>Cut open about 10 persimmon seeds today, in Muldrow Oklahoma. There were couple knives and the rest were SPOONS!! Looks as though we’ll be spending our free time cutting more firewood.</p>
Cut open 6 today. 5 spoons and 1 knife in Cassville, MO.
Little Mountain South Carolina 8 seeds all spoons.
Found spoons in South East Oklahoma
We have cut open several seeds in Fayetteville, Arkansas and they were all spoons.
From the foothills of NC we opened a total of ten seeds from different trees several miles apart. All were spoons.
All spoons here in Nettleton Mississippi…..GO SNOW!!!!
We found all spoons in Dewey, Oklahoma.Sounds like everyone is finding spoons.
We have spoons in southern Missouri. We cut open a lot of persimmons from the various trees in our yard, and every single one was a spoon.
Central Il. Found spoons in my seeds…….located in Central Il (charleston/mattoon area)
We have an old family tree, so I hit Daddy up to open a few seeds (he’s done this through out his life). 7 out of 7 seeds ALL SPOONS!! Jackson, TN. area look out!!
Oct. 9,2008
We have cut open 5 seeds and all are spoons. Look out Calhoun, GA
Six spoons and one knife in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
2 seeds both spoons in bucyrus missouri! Seems like a lot of spoons in the near by area too!
I have cut open three persimmon seed and found 1 spoon and 2 knives. I live in central North Carolina. Will see if the persimmon is correct weather perdictor for this 2008 winter : )
Gloria
Annapolis MO~Hyatts Creek area…mostly spoons, but some forks and knives…I thinks we’re in for some trouble this year!
Found 4 spoons today-we live in south western Indiana
in Dana,IN we opened 7seeds they were all spoons looks like snow!!!! no school!!!!!!!!!
Opened about 30 seeds from two different trees and all were spoons.
Located in Southern Illinois (Carterville) Come on snow
Shady Point, Oklahoma, October 12, 2008. “SPOON”
Southwest Missouri, looks like we are having snow here. I opened seeds today and found spoons!
We cut open 5 seeds today (10/12/08) and they are all spoons. Located in Richmond, MO.
I opened about 20 seeds yesterday and they were all spoons..
Greencastle, In
found spoons in seeds: Northern Arkansas….
Monday October 13th, 3 seeds opened at Lovelady, Tx showed spoons.
I’d like to see a picture of a spoon shaped, knife shaped and a fork shaped persimmon seed.
Opened three seeds in southeast Kansas all were spoons!!
Opened 3 seeds, looked like all spoons but not sure.
From southwest Indiana, near Evansville.
Brighton, IL. Seeds are showing spoons, let it snow.
OK opened 10 here, every one of them was a spoon. Bonne Terre MO
i saw several knives in my persimmon seeds that i cut in to two pieces on october 15, 2008.
I live in southern Indiana, although I only cut open one seed I also found a spoon. I didn’t realize persimmon tree’s grew in so many states. How bout that!
How can you tell what shape the persimmon is?
I’m doing a project on it and I haven’t found much.
HELP!!!!!
I found a spoon in the persimmon seed I opened. Woodbury, TN
Just found “spoons” here in Mt. Vernon, IL too
10 17 08 found spoon in 2 seeds in tishomingo oklahoma
Opened 2 seeds. The first was a knife and the second was a double spoon. Kansas City, Missouri area
spoons in 5 seeds
bristol, tn
All spoons in Kirkwood MO
4 spoons in mt.airy georgia
Open 15 seeds in Pittsburg, MO this week and found 14 spoons and 1 knife. Looks like snow in southern Missouri.
Opened 4 persimmons and found all knives. Thornfield MO
I’m in NW Georgia and we cut open 2 seeds and both were spoons! LET IT SNOW!
3 spoons in Green Forest, Arkansas!
Bring on the snow!!
Cut open 5 in Rogers, AR…all spoons!
opened 3 and all were spoons! we never get snow in North Georgia, but looks like we will this winter…
4 spoons in Summerville, GA!
Would love to have a WHITE CHRISTMAS!!!
Spoons here in central MO, nothing but spoons!
found 4 spoons and 1 fork in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma (southwest)
In Adams, TN we found two spoons and one knife.
Opened 4 seeds and all of them had spoons. 30 miles south of St. Louis
opened 8 seeds in north ga. just north of atlanta all spoons
opened several over the weekend in Texas County MO…all spoons
Opened 4 seeds in Mulberry Arkansas all spoons
Oct 23, 2008 12:30 p.m.
opened 4 seeds in Hartselle, AL. all were spoons. It looks like we’re in for snowy weather in North central Alabama, and hopefully lots of it!
Forgot to say, I opened about 6 seeds here in Greenwood, AR just outside of Ft. Smith and they were all spoons….brrrrh!!!! BRING ON THE SNOW…NO ICE, PLEASE.
Found a wild persimmon tree on FM 1956 in Nocona, Texas. Cut open the seed and found a spoon!
We will see if this works!
10/24/08 St Louis MO got a spoon
Warrenton MO - Opened 4 seeds found 4 spoons. First time ever with the persimmon seed, hope they are right, love the snow … let it snow let it snow let it snow !!!!
We are near Huntsville, AR. We opened a dozen wild persimmon seeds and all were spoons save one–a spork! Mom said she may have had one knife. Gitchyur snow shovels ready.
Bristol TN…Hi Shirley…opened 5 from tree across the street all spoons…
Found 5 spoons in Whooping Hollow Arkansas (NW).!!!!Are you ready for a lot of shoveling?
me and my husband just opened three seeds in East TExas. all of them were spoons!! Get ready for snow!!
Spoons in Spiro Oklahoma,
spoons here in oklahoma, We opened 4 seeds today on October 25, 2008 and they all came up the same.
Have opened several seeds from several trees , in many different areas surrounding Knoxville TN. all spoons here ……. better breack out the bibs , looks to b snow in the future.
I have opened 5 seeds here in northern Arkansas 4 spoons and 1 knife.
I’m in Springdale, AR and opened up a couple of seeds and they both were split spoons. Here comes the snow!
We checked several seeds from different trees in Bardstown, Kentucky-all spoons! I hate winter!!!
Lavaca arkansas, checked 5 from our backyard, all were spoons!!! Yippee!! We love the snow!
Here in London, AR. my dad and i found 19 spoons out of 20 total. The other one didnt have anything in it. Looks like snow this year.
Why was Keith opening seeds while on the clock at work? Was he doing work for Ruth?
Conway, Arkansas 4 of 4 persimmon seeds showed spoons. I would like to see a beautiful white Christmas! *Fingers Crossed*
All the persimmons that we have opened have shovels indicating heavy snows for Missouri.
I opened seven seeds today and they were all spoons. My husband opened several a month or so ago from different trees in different areas and they were all spoons, looks like we may see some snow down here in the Sandhills, NC area.
We opened persimmon seeds all the way from from Independence, Ks. to Longton, Ks. to Moline, Ks….they were all SPOONS! heck if it snows like it rained this year, a shovel ain’t gonna do it…we need snow plows!
cut open one fruit with 10 seeds found 2 knives and 6 spoons
Live in New Albany, In which is across the bridge from Louisville, Ky and the we cut 5 open and all were spoons.
DeSoto, MO - Spoon. Hey has anyone ever found a fork? ever? and had a mild winter to go along with it? I’ve never seen a fork in all our years looking.
Jackson, Mo. - Spoon. Have already bought the snow shovels. Better snow than the ice we had this spring.
We opened 4 seeds today in Jamestown, NC. We found 2 spoons, one knife and one fork. The fork looked like a spoon with a V shape in the middle…kind of like a 2-pronged fork.
11 of 12 spoons 1 knife if it has to snow it better be a white Christmas found in effingham t-town dieterich Il area
Spoon in SE Oklahoma - not looking good for the Okies !
Nov, 2 , 2008 Spoon –Southwestern IL
3 seeds all spoons here in southeast kansas
Every seed (LOTS!) seems to have a spoon in southern Missouri.
In indiana southern part to different counties 100 spoons 1 knife
8 seeds 7 spoons 1 knife looks like a snow filled winter for southwest Indiana(Bloomfield).
I cut open 6 persimmon seeds and all 6 were spoons!!!!LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!!
southcentral Kentucky - all spoons so far
All Spoons in SoBoCo Missouri
I have three persimmon tree and took samples from all three and were all knifes and I live in arkansas
We live in southeast MO, all the seed we opened were spoons. What does that mean?
Seven spoons and one knife in NE Oklahoma!
Opened about a dozen seeds in the past few weeks all have had spoons. Sounds exciting. North Central Arkansas
I just opened some seeds. I found 13 spoons and 3 knives. Claremore, Oklahoma. RSU campus.
Opened 3 and they were all spoons. Edna, Kansas, Southeast Kansas. Better than the ice we had last year.
a friend cut a seed in half and it had a spoon inside.
Stoneville, NC
Soooooo excited about snow!!
My boys and I cut open 6 seeds! 4 spoons and 2 knives! Looks like snow here in Souther Illinois! We’re ready!
Doing research for 8th grade Science Fair on consistency of shape within persimmon seed. I am coming up with a lot of “undetermined” shapes. Most of the posts here say spoons. What am I doing wrong?
We just opened nine seeds from our tree in the backyard….ALL SPOONS!!! The kids are excited & ready to sled! Wentzville, MO
SPOONS IN LANCASTER SC TOO!!
2 seeds, 2 spoons, London, AR
sallisaw ok. spoon east central
OPENED UP 12 IN SALLISAW,OKLAHOMA ALL SPOONS HERE ALSO
Opened a few at the Tire store. All Spoons. Ft. Smith AR