Tiedao Big Red Persimmons

Tiedao Big Red Persimmons

　　Red persimmons get their name from their place of origin, Tiedao Town. The main production area is Kanaxia Village. Red persimmons are deciduous trees belonging to the Ebenaceae family and Diospyros genus. Tiedao red persimmons bloom in mid-to-late April each year, with bell-shaped, yellowish-white flowers.

The early fruits are called first-flower fruits, which are large, flat-round to perfectly round, slightly pointed at the top, and contain 3 to 5 seeds per fruit; the later fruits are called second-flower or tail-flower fruits, which are smaller, slightly indented at the top, and seedless. Generally, the fruits weigh between 130 and 170 grams, with a vermilion skin, fine and glutinous flesh that is less juicy and has a richly sweet taste. They ripen from mid-August to late September, and after harvesting, they need to be treated with baking soda to ripen and remove astringency. The product is exported as far as Hong Kong and various parts of Southeast Asia.