Persimmon Tree

An elderly Asian couple own this huge lot in Costa Mesa with a lonely persimmon tree in front, which is carefully tended. It's amazing to see this same tree has been standing for over 20 years with the same man caring for it.





"In respect to the power of making heartwood, the Locust and the Persimmon stand at the extreme opposite ends of the list. The Locust changes its sapwood into heartwood almost at once, while the Persimmon rarely develops any heartwood until it is nearly one hundred years old. This heartwood is extremely close-grained and almost black. Really, it is ebony, but the North American climate is not favorable to its production. The ebony of commerce is derived from five different tropical species of the genus, two from India, one from Africa, one from Malaya and one from Mauritius. The beautiful variegated coromandel wood is the product of a species found in Ceylon."