Hand picking up persimmon from a fall-colored tree - Emilija Manevska/Getty Images From inspecting the productivity of fruit trees and measuring the stripes on colorful caterpillars, to looking for ...

Take one look at the forecast and you know winter weather is right around the corner. This time of year, some locals start to turn to their old wives’ tales for clues on how harsh the winter will be.

The persimmon seed forecast is back, and their winter predictions are in for the Ozarks. So what are the persimmons suggesting this winter? Here’s a hint: Buy a snow shovel! Persimmon seeds have a ...

From bands of brown on woolly bear caterpillars to how bushy the squirrels' tails look, people have been using nature to predict how harsh winter will be for generations.

Persimmon seeds are a popular old wives' tale ... (For a more scientific forecast, see the National Weather Service's seasonal outlook.) If you want to test out this fall folklore, here are a few ...

From inspecting the productivity of fruit trees and measuring the stripes on colorful caterpillars, to looking for moon rings and counting foggy August days, old wives' tales have often used elements ...