Editing Persimmon (section)

==Culture==
In [[Ozark]] [[folklore]], the severity of the upcoming winter is said to be predictable by slicing a persimmon seed and seeing whether it is shaped like a knife, fork, or spoon within.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Persimmon Seeds Predict: Warm Winter, Above Average Snow Fall in the Ozarks |author=University of Mo. Extension |work=FreShare |date=11 July 2008 |url= https://freshare.net/persimmon-seeds-predict-warm-winter-above-average-snow-fall-in-the-ozarks-freshare-net/|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141024171150/http://freshare.net/article/persimmon_seeds_predict_warm_winter_above_average_snow_fall_in_the_ozarks/|archive-date = 2014-10-24}}</ref> According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, this is not a reliable method.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruch |first1=Amber |title=Fork, knife or spoon: Checking persimmon seeds to predict winter weather |url=https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/10/06/fork-knife-or-spoon-checking-persimmon-seeds-predict-winter-weather/ |website=kfvs12.com |date=6 October 2021 |publisher=KFVS 12 |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>

In [[Korean folklore]] the dried persimmon (gotgam, Korean: 곶감) has a reputation for scaring away tigers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_01_011.do?method=view&bnum=2001540&bcategory=K86001&admin_top_lid=ka_01&admin_m_p_seq=58#right |title=The Tiger and Dried Persimmon |publisher=Kookminbooks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020233143/http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_01_011.do?method=view&bnum=2001540&bcategory=K86001&admin_top_lid=ka_01&admin_m_p_seq=58 |archive-date=2014-10-20}}</ref>

In Malaysia and Singapore, large persimmons are viewed as a status symbol.<ref name="Guardian Australia" />