Editing Persimmon (section)

====''Diospyros virginiana'' (American persimmon)====
American persimmon (''[[Diospyros virginiana]]'') is native to the eastern United States. Harvested in the fall or after the first frost, its fruit is eaten fresh, in baked goods, in [[persimmon pudding|steamed puddings]],<ref name=wildflower>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=divi5|title=Diospyros virginiana (Common persimmon)|website=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database}}</ref> and to make a mildly alcoholic beverage called [[persimmon beer]].<ref name=twitty>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/michael-twitty-persimmon-beer|title=For Enslaved Cooks, Persimmon Beer Combined Ingenuity and Joy|website=Atlas Obscura|date=12 November 2021}}</ref> 

=====Varieties=====
* Prok<ref name="UKY" >{{cite web |last1=Kaiser |first1=Cheryl |last2=Ernst |first2=Matt |title=American Persimmon |url=https://www.uky.edu/ccd/sites/www.uky.edu.ccd/files/persimmon.pdf |website=uky.edu |publisher=University of Kentucky |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>
* Killen<ref name="UKY" />
* Claypool<ref name="UKY" />
* I-115<ref name="UKY" />
* Dollywood<ref name="UKY" />
* 100-42<ref name="UKY" />
* 100-43<ref name="UKY" />
* 100-45<ref name="UKY" />
* Early Golden<ref name="UKY" />
* John Rick<ref name="UKY" />
* C-100<ref name="UKY" />
* JF-I<ref name="UKY" />