Native American Persimmon. Smaller, 2-3" fruit, astringent, doesn't need cold to bloom, eaten soft. A plum-like berry that is green before ripening, turning orange to black when ripe, 3/4 to 2 inches in diameter. Cold hardy. Astringent cultivars have water-soluble tannins in the flesh of the fruit at maturity (harvest) and do not normally lose their astringency until soft and ripe. Learn more: Growing Persimmon trees.