In addition to novelty flowers at Mayesh Wholesale Florists you'll also find "every kind of branched fruit": kumquats, citrus on branches, pomegranates, and date beads to name a few.
Although, Limequats, Seckel Pear and Kumquats (all from Mayesh) are still the most popular way to play with produce, persimmons and pomegranates are the new obsession
The persimmon was cultivated in China and brought to the west by explorer Matthew Perry in the mid 1800s. The word persimmon derives from an Algonquian Indian word, but the native species of the fruit is rarely seen today. Any Greek will tell you that "diaspyros" means "food of the gods." What he may not tell you is that "diospyros" is also the botanical name for persimmon.
Persimmons