We have several native persimmon trees on our and our neighbors properties. The trees are big -- 50+ feet tall. The first year we were here I spotted some fruit on a lower branch. Wasn't quite sure what it was. My husband was taken aback when I tasted it :) Puckered me right up!
Once the fruit falls, it is ripe and very sweet and tasty. If I can beat the deer and squirrels to it, it is quite a treat. The fruit is small, the size of a large marble, and a kind of carmel orange color. Trees tend to bear biennially.