Oriental persimmon: Tanenashi or Tananashi, which means seedless (seed in Japanese=tane). Oval, 4-5', skin - light yellow or orange, inside - dark orange-red, eaten soft (=astringent), very sweet, seedless, vigorous tree, prolific. Leading cultivar in SE USA, in CA tends to bear in alternate years. 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.