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EmailAccording to folklore, you can predict the weather with a persimmon seed. Here's how to do it:
Cut open a persimmon seed. (Find persimmon fruit in your supermarket. It should be locally-grown to reflect your weather.)
Look at the shape of the kernel inside.
- If the kernel is spoon-shaped, lots of heavy, wet snow will fall. Spoon = shovel!
- If it is fork-shaped, you can expect powdery, light snow and a mild winter.
- If the kernel is knife-shaped, expect to be "cut" by icy, cutting winds.
It's best to use ripe seeds.
That's it! Now, what did you see?
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has anyone done this in the
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By wildgalgonecountry!
has anyone done this in the Murfreesboro area or around?? Middle Tennessee
cut open 20 seeds from 5
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By Kirt Brinkley
cut open 20 seeds from 5 trees all over the county in NE Missouri. All spoons.
We opened about six and they
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By laura baxter
We opened about six and they were all spoons here in Rison, Arkansas
I cut open 6 seeds and
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By ralln
I cut open 6 seeds and revealed, 5 spoons and one with a plate and spoon. Can anyone tell me what the plate means. The shape is a circle with a spoon shae on top of it...
Southern Indiana...
was their any cut in south
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By mdc
was their any cut in south west Missouri around Springfield and Joplin area if so what was it? thanks
Cut open 30 seeds from ripe
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By Rockholt
Cut open 30 seeds from ripe persimmons in my woods in upstate South Carolina. Found 8 knives, 22 spoons and 0 forks. We usually have a variety of snow and ice during the winter and this years looks to be about the same.
We cut open 7 or 8 today in
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By witchly1
We cut open 7 or 8 today in Western MO (Jackson County)and all were spoons.
10/31/2012 We have several
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By Zentko
10/31/2012
We have several persimmon trees in our yard here in central Indiana. I have opened 12 of them and all of them show spoons. Last year all of them were forks.
Cut open five persimmon seeds
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By Addie Gaines
Cut open five persimmon seeds and found 3 knives and 2 spoons in SW MO.
We have cut open seeds from
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By Missourian
We have cut open seeds from about 8 different trees in different cities in Barry County, MO and all of them had spoons. (All in October, 2012)
Iive in western WV we found
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By bjocoop
Iive in western WV we found all spoons... Last year they
were all forks...we need a hard winter for a great
growing season 2013
spoon here in southwest
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By jnjbree
spoon here in southwest Missouri
Oklahoma. We looked last
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By Oklahoma Gal
Oklahoma. We looked last week (October) and found spoons.
All spoons. Tree is in the
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By Bob Haddock
All spoons. Tree is in the back yard. Excelsior Springs, MO.
Sorry, I meant Oct 2012 we
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By Diane (Di Di)
Sorry, I meant Oct 2012 we opened 4 spoons out of 6 persimmons. Middletown, VA
Have cut open bunches of
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By Motherofsixpack
Have cut open bunches of seeds of several trees. All spoons with the exception of a couple of knives. Most likely a cold, snowy winter. Have yet to see a wooly worm though. We had spoons last year in our seeds. Was an extremely mild winter and nary a snowflake flew. Would really like some snow this year. :) Located in SW MO.
I cut open 3 persimmon seeds
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By S.E. MO
I cut open 3 persimmon seeds from different trees and they each had a spoon.
I live in the NC Triad and
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By TraceyNC
I live in the NC Triad and have opened 12 seeds, ALL were spoons.
My co-workers have opened all spoons as well.
Cut open 10 and all were
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By Darla Horn
Cut open 10 and all were spoons. Looks like alot of snow here in southern Il.
Cut open 10 and all were
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By Darla Horn
Cut open 10 and all were spoons. Looks like alot of snow here in southern Il.
What of there are no seeds??
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By Alpaca Linda
What of there are no seeds?? Albany, NY
I have three friends on
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By Michelinda
I have three friends on facebook, totally unrelated, that all live in in different places this tiny corner of NorthWest Arkansas. All three friends opened between 3 and 10 each - ALL were spoons. We NEED it. Kill the ticks and mice.
Just cut 6 seeds near
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By lizNsc
Just cut 6 seeds near Spartanburg, SC (October 2012). All had spoons in them. We'll just have to see what the weather does. I've also seen 2 solid black wooly worms. :)
You have to wait until after
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By Shawna B
You have to wait until after the first frost to do this, you can't trust persimmon's from the grocery store, no telling where they came from.
Adair Oklahoma, Persimmon
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By JenniferChava
Adair Oklahoma, Persimmon trees line our roads, 3 different fruits from 3 different trees, a total of 8 seeds split Oct 6th 2012, ALL showed Spoons...
We cut open several and the
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By live near Springfield Missouri
We cut open several and the shapes were all spoons.
We opened about 10 seeds in
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By Aunt T
We opened about 10 seeds in Knoxville,Tn and they were all spoons! Could be an interesting winter!
Cracked open 4 persimmon
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By Okie Honey Luver
Cracked open 4 persimmon seeds today (10-05-2012)... All were spoons. SouthCentral Oklahoma.
Used three different
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By Pat-Louisville, KY
Used three different persimmons and tested 2 seeds from each. All had a spoon shaped shadow in the center of the kernel. Louisville, KY
i have in my yard of this
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By Arian
i have in my yard of this fruit, and it is called Japanese Apple for your information. But for my information i didn't knew this fruit has the potential you described! thanks
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