An early frost did a number on the persimmons - weren't any this year - also, there are no hickory nuts. However, we had a bumper crop of chestnuts and walnuts. The deer "camp out" under or close to the chestnut trees, and eat them as fast as they drop. However, the grounds are covered with walnuts, so guess the squirrels will have plenty of them for the winter. Mother Nature kinda takes care of her own.....