American persimmons are my #1 favorite wild fruit, hands down. They must have seemed so sweet to folks back before honey bees were in North America. The wood of a persimmon tree is so special, too. More like a tropical hardwood. And if you want to see a lot of wildlife, just hang around until night time under a persimmon tree. Everybody out there likes persimmons, lol -- the deer, fox, possums, raccoons, bears, dogs. Not the cats, but just about everybody else. Enjoy all your persimmon bounty!