When do Huojing persimmons ripen? A complete guide to the ripening period and harvest time

The recently hit show "The Longest Day in Chang'an" brought Huojing persimmons into the spotlight, drawing the attention of many food lovers and making many people want to try them. So when do Huojing persimmons ripen?

1. When do Huojing persimmons ripen?

Huojing persimmons begin to ripen in September each year, and start hitting the market in large quantities in mid-October. The fruit is beautifully shaped, red as fire, crystal clear and translucent, stringless and seedless, plump and juicy, with skin as thin as paper that peels off very easily, and it is cool and refreshing.

2. Characteristics of Huojing persimmons

It gets its name because the fruit is red as fire and its surface is glossy like crystal. Because it softens after ripening, has a fiery red skin, and hangs all over the branches when it ripens in late autumn, as gorgeous as flames, it is also called “Huoijing”. Its characteristics are: small in size and red in color, crystal clear and bright, thin-skinned and seedless, with dense and sweet flesh. The Huojing persimmon fruit is flat and round, tastes cool, sweet and refreshing, sweet without being cloying, with excellent flavor, and the skin peels off very easily. Huojing persimmons from Shanxian and Lintong have a high sugar content. Besides being eaten fresh, they can be used to make wine and vinegar. Medicinally, they can treat gastrointestinal diseases, stop bleeding and lubricate the bowels, and lower blood pressure, and they are also a good tonic. Huojing persimmon cakes made from Huojing persimmons and flour are soft, sweet and fragrant, and are a famous snack in Sanmenxia and Xi'an. Lintong Huojing persimmons are exported in large quantities every year and are highly praised by domestic and international tourists.

3. The value of Huojing persimmons

Huojing persimmons also have important medicinal value. Huojing persimmons are sweet in taste and cold in nature, and have effects such as clearing heat, lubricating the intestines, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, eliminating phlegm, and relieving cough. They can treat chronic bronchitis, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation, and other conditions. Persimmon calyx lowers rebellious qi and stops nausea, and can treat hiccups, belching, and persistent nausea. Persimmon leaves are astringent and neutral in nature and flavor, and are a newly discovered herbal medicine in recent years with relatively good therapeutic effects. They have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and blood pressure-lowering effects. They can treat acute and chronic conditions such as hemoptysis from pulmonary tuberculosis, hematemesis from gastric ulcers, functional uterine bleeding, and fundus hemorrhage. Persimmon leaves can also be made into persimmon leaf tea. Drinking persimmon leaf tea regularly can soften blood vessels, prevent arteriosclerosis, reduce obesity, and treat insomnia, esophageal cancer, and other conditions.

Huojing persimmons were brought into the spotlight by the hit broadcast of the drama "The Longest Day in Chang'an", attracting the attention of many people from other places. Huojing persimmons are about to ripen, so interested friends might as well give them a try.