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Persimmon heaven!

Persimmon heaven! by Sandy Austin.
There was a time when west Auckland was the fruit bowl of the district. Geoff, the kids and I would pick apples, pears, peaches and plums straight from the trees. But orchards have given way to urban sprawl and those that survived moved further north. This persimmon orchard is about five+ minutes from where I live and allows people to pick fruit themselves 

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Christine Janett - Australia  Pro User  says:

Wow what a find for you. They are making me so hungry for Persimmons. Great shot :)
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h.walker56(New Zealand) says:

Thats is great and to able to pick the fruit yourself is an added bonus.
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annzstream  Pro User  says:

Persimons are fab - our tree has given us a great crop this year and what is left is feeding the waxeyes ... :o)
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Sandy Austin  Pro User  says:

I have given Tiger an ultimatum: open season on waxeyes - especially those on the guava trees!
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annzstream  Pro User  says:

If only I could give my dogs open season on the moggies that spend their evenings stalking these beautiful wee birds ....
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kiwigran  Pro User  says:

Maybe I should come out......... how do we find this orchard? I love the photo.
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sheelz  Pro User  says:

wow great shot, and wonderful fruit. The best is you pick them fresh from the tree, lucky you..
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Eric in SF  Pro User  says:

Congrats - BoingBoing used this shot today.
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