June in Japan is a humid season with a lot of rain and high temperatures. During this period, persimmons absorb a lot of water, and the fruits grow bigger. If you leave too many fruits on the branches at this time of year, something called “physiological loss” will occur. This is a natural phenomenon in which persimmon trees themselves avoid breaking their branches by reducing their excess fruits. However, there is a possibility that bad fruits will remain despite their efforts, so humans will finish the removal of all remaining excess buds and fruits in June.
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At the same time, however, the number of pests increases. In particular, new branches are concentrated at the root of the dense growth.
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The fruit of this insect becomes blackened, and white powder is applied to the persimmon. It doesn’t change the taste, but it looks very bad.
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Therefore, we summertime workers will remove the dense branches. This will reduce the amount of insecticide used.
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I was born and raised in Aichi. I have a wife and two kids. I love family, sports, nature, anime, and studying English! I love drinking too, but I only allow myself to drink on weekends for health and weight management.
Hello, Ko san.
I’m Akiko, a member of Hapa buddies.
There were some persimmon trees where I grew up, but I didn’t know the phenomenon at all. Very interesting!
My grandfather often picked mature persimmons for me.
I miss those days.
Hi Akiko!
Thank you for reading!
I’m doing best to help my family for the November harvest.:)