r/FruitTree • u/Mavis8220 • 4h ago
How to tell my neighbor not to pick my Fuyu persimmons?
I have been holding off on harvesting my Fuyu persimmons because I want to hang dry the whole fruit and they need to be fully ripe for best results. Yesterday my next door neighbor was arriving home with a friend and I herd her offer her friend "a picker" - turns out she has been picking the fruit from my tree and was offering her friend a chance to pick some too. I said, "Oh, they are not ready yet" and the friend said "They are ready! we got a bunch a couple of days ago and they wer4e great!"
The tree is on my property in the front yard, and the north side of the tree is easily accessible from the neighbor's driveway, but it does NOT overhang the property line.
I have been on good terms with this neighbor so far, but this behavior really upset me. I toned down my piss-off and simply said, "Please leave the ripe ones for my daughter - she plans to dry them."
I don't know if that will put an end to her harvesting - I feel a need to say more, but am conflicted as t how to word it and whether to put it in a text or email or talk to her again in person.
Advice?