Predicting Weather Using a Persimmon Seed!

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According 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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By wildgalgonecountry!

has anyone done this in the Murfreesboro area or around?? Middle Tennessee

By Kirt Brinkley

cut open 20 seeds from 5 trees all over the county in NE Missouri. All spoons.

By laura baxter

We opened about six and they were all spoons here in Rison, Arkansas

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...

By mdc

was their any cut in south west Missouri around Springfield and Joplin area if so what was it? thanks

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.

By witchly1

We cut open 7 or 8 today in Western MO (Jackson County)and all were spoons.

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.

By Addie Gaines

Cut open five persimmon seeds and found 3 knives and 2 spoons in SW MO.

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)

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

By jnjbree

spoon here in southwest Missouri

By Oklahoma Gal

Oklahoma. We looked last week (October) and found spoons.

By Bob Haddock

All spoons. Tree is in the back yard. Excelsior Springs, MO.

By Diane (Di Di)

Sorry, I meant Oct 2012 we opened 4 spoons out of 6 persimmons. Middletown, VA

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.

By S.E. MO

I cut open 3 persimmon seeds from different trees and they each had a spoon.

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.

By Darla Horn

Cut open 10 and all were spoons. Looks like alot of snow here in southern Il.

By Darla Horn

Cut open 10 and all were spoons. Looks like alot of snow here in southern Il.

By Alpaca Linda

What of there are no seeds?? Albany, NY

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.

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. :)

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.

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...

By live near Springfield Missouri

We cut open several and the shapes were all spoons.

By Aunt T

We opened about 10 seeds in Knoxville,Tn and they were all spoons! Could be an interesting winter!

By Okie Honey Luver

Cracked open 4 persimmon seeds today (10-05-2012)... All were spoons. SouthCentral Oklahoma.

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

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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