Persimmon bounty

Persimmons produce their stunning bounty every year, but bear especially heavily in alternate years. This year (2007) was unusually prodigious; the tree seen below lost a large limb due to the weight of the persimmons tearing it off in a windstorm. Several hundred persimmons were already harvested prior to this photo being taken. Production was likely well over 1000 persimmons on this one small tree. Amazing really.

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III + EF 14/2.8L II @ f/11