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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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interresting where do you buy
interresting where do you buy this? is it a pepper
it isn't a pepper it is a
it isn't a pepper it is a tree
you can probably find them at any place that carries landscaping trees or they can tell you where to find them
cut open 4 all spoons sept
cut open 4 all spoons sept 2012
Me too East Central GA Sept
Me too East Central GA Sept 2012 all spoons
I cut open 12 persimons
I cut open 12 persimons tonight and 10 had forks and 2 had knives! Looks like it will be a milder winter here in Mid-Missouri!!
3 spoons in Nashville 12.5.12
3 spoons in Nashville 12.5.12
I've cut 10 seeds here in
I've cut 10 seeds here in Orange County Indiana, all from my trees in the back yard. All had spoons. AND its a fruit that grows on trees like an apple or peach.
I cut open all 4 persimmon
I cut open all 4 persimmon seeds and found the centers to reveal a spoon in each. We are actually hoping for a good winter because we barely got one last year and need a good one to kill off all the bugs and mosquitoes here in Texas!9/26/2012
Are you referencing "Good
Are you referencing "Good Winter", as being a real cold winter? Confused.
We found all spoon shaped
We found all spoon shaped seeds in Oct. in Missouri.
We just cut open 6 persimmons
We just cut open 6 persimmons and all of them had spoons. Nov. 12, 2012
Cut open four off three
Cut open four off three different trees all spoons...Southern Illinois
I cut open 15 all were spoons
I cut open 15 all were spoons Clayton Il.
Hi all:) Nov. 10th in SE
Hi all:)
Nov. 10th in SE Okla. Persimmons (wild) are just NOW ripe:) Spoon!!!!
In Memphis and Ozark County
In Memphis and Ozark County it is showing a spoon. October 2012
I cut open 4 seeds here in
I cut open 4 seeds here in northeast Alabama last week (oct2012)and all had spoons in them. Looks like we will be a shovelin snow!!
No they are a fruit that
No they are a fruit that grows on a tree. They can be commonly found in any wooded area in the wild. Ripe fruit is orange in color and have a strong sweet smell. Also they can be eaten.
Here in Oklahoma, we cut open
Here in Oklahoma, we cut open ten seeds this year. All were spoons except one, which was a fork. Cutting open the seeds is a little harder than you might expect. A persimmon is a bittersweet fruit that grows on trees in the south.
where do u live i live just
where do u live i live just north of shawnee just wondering where u cut them seeds open at
I cut the outside ring off
I cut the outside ring off and it opened much easier than trying the whole shell. Good luck!
I came up with three differnt
I came up with three differnt ones last year and the weather has been crazy here
my mother-in-law cut 3 open 2
my mother-in-law cut 3 open 2 of them had spoons the other had a spoon and a knife so if they are right we here in mccreary county ky. are in for a bad one. and a persimmon grows on a tree
2010 Franklin Indiana, I have
2010 Franklin Indiana, I have opened 20 seeds and found ALL to be Spoons. I use channel Lock pliers to squeeze the seeds long ways and the "tip" will pop open.
Today in Hudson NC we cut 5
Today in Hudson NC we cut 5 persimmons ALL SPOONS The larger one had a really big spoon so I predict 1 Blizzard in all this snow. I am ready, I can't wait. This held true last year and they are off the same tree so we will see.
Not worth anything last
Not worth anything last winter. This is the first time the tree has let us down. No snow here but I don't think it was much of a winter anywhere in NC. I will post again this fall on this but I have my doubts for much of a winter my husband bought a new tractor.
My dad cut open several today
My dad cut open several today in Weaverville NC (near Asheville) and ALL were spoons!
Thank you in Hudson Nc for
Thank you in Hudson Nc for sharing what u found. I aint sure i can find a persimmon tree here anymore. I live in Charlotte Nc. So ur weather forecast should be about the same as mine. Id prefer u to keep cuttin till u find it saying that we are going to have a mild winter like last year. But dont want u to waste all persimmons. Lol. Thanks again for sharing.
fdollar in South Georgia I
fdollar in South Georgia
I cut the persimmon open and found kife blade in mine. Icy Winds? Just wait and see.
We found spoons. Heavy wet
We found spoons. Heavy wet snow, really?
I cut 6 seeds open yesterday
I cut 6 seeds open yesterday and they all had very defined spoons in them. I picked the persimmons in Parke County, Indiana. I live in Vermillion County which is less than 10 miles from my home.
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