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Trabzon Hurmasi
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Trabzon Hurması
Common Names: Japanese persimmon, Oriental persimmon, kaki persimmon
Family: Ebenaceae (ebony family)
The oriental persimmon is a slow growing globe-shaped tree eventually reaching up to 30 ft (9 m) tall. The deciduous leaves are large 4-6 in (10-15 cm) in length. They emerge glossy bronze in spring and turn to gold to orange-red in Fall. Although the flowers are not especially showy, they give way to delicious orange, baseball-size fruits that remain even after the leaves have fallen. There are two types of oriental persimmons: those that are astringent (puckery!) before softening to full ripeness, and those that are non-astringent even while still firm. Tananashi (which means seedless) is the most popular astringent variety, and non-astringent Fuyo is the most widely grown persimmon cultivar in the world. Although the fruit of the American persimmon (D. virginiana) is smaller than that of the oriental varieties, there are several cultivars available, and interest in its cultivation is increasing along with that of its Japanese relative. |
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hi sezai,
nice shot,
well composed, good dof, nice pov,
colors are lovely, the dark bg is perfect fot the shot,
tfs & regards
pankaj
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