Persimmons are dropping in the Olmsted Parks, and curiosity is getting the best of us when it comes to winter weather predictions! Legend has it that if you cut open the seeds of a ripe persimmon, the shape inside will show you what to expect in the coming months. If the seed has a spoon shape, the winter will be snowy. If the seed is knife-shaped, the weather will cut like a knife. If the seed has a fork shape, you can expect a mild winter.
Our Team for Healthy Parks is working in the natural areas every day, so they see a lot of persimmons, as well as wooly worms, which are also rumored to predict winter weather. The wooly worms have not made an appearance yet, but the team has discovered lots of spoons and knives in the persimmon seeds. Who’s excited about a cold, snowy winter?
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