Persimmon Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a deciduous tree of the ebony family, Ebenaceae, native to China and long cultivated in Japan, Korea and, more recently, California. It grows to 10 meters or more, with broad, glossy, oval leaves that turn orange and red in autumn, and inconspicuous cream-colored flowers. The large orange fruit ripens after the leaves drop and carries a persistent, four-lobed leathery calyx at its base, which is harvested separately and known in Chinese as shi di. We extract the dried sepals.