Accordina to American lore, the shape of a persimmon seed's insides are supposed to foretell the tvpe of winter we are going to have. The insides can develop into 3 separate utensil shapes, a spoon shape (as shown) indicates a snowy winter. A fork shape indicates a mild winter and a knife shape indicates a bitter, cutting cold winter ahead. Taken from a persimmon I grew in Charlotte, NC. less