On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard ...

Non-astringent varieties can be consumed before allowing them to become completely ripe, and they tend to have a much firmer texture. Persimmon fruit vary in their size, shape, color and fruit ...

Raffy Espiritu, of Milpitas, picks fruit from his loquat tree in Milpitas, Calif., on Monday, May 5, 2025. Espiritu moved into his home around the year 2000 and he states that he inherited this ...