Persimmons · USDA pomological watercolour
Hachiya Persimmon
Hachiya is the classic astringent Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki), an acorn-shaped, deep-orange fruit that must ripen to a soft, jelly-like texture before its mouth-puckering tannins fade. Introduced to California from Japan in the late nineteenth century, it became the leading fresh persimmon of American markets. USDA artists documented it as Asian fruit species were trialled for U.S. cultivation.
| Cultivar | Hachiya |
|---|---|
| Species | Diospyros |
| Common fruit | Persimmon |
| Painted | 1838–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | California, Orange, Orange; Texas, Anderson, Palestine; Georgia, Richmond, Augusta; South Carolina, Berkeley, Saint Stephen |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 14 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001225, POM00001323, POM00001324, POM00001325, POM00001326, POM00001327, POM00003513, POM00003514, POM00003515, POM00003516, POM00003517, POM00003519, POM00003826, POM00003827.
