I keep reading that they grow wild around here but you'd never see one in fruit because deer, cattle and squirrels -well, actually everyone eats it! I see the trees for sale online and would like to try one. Has anyone had success? I'd like to know what they like best it says shade but I see full sun... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba This bogger lives a bit west of me into the mountains: http://chickensintheroad.com/house/gard ... h-pawpaws/ these fruits sound so yummy!
All I know about Paw Paws is the children's song I learned in first grade. Pickin' up Paw paws, puttin' them in a basket.... It was years before I found out what a Paw Paw is.
LOL, I never heard that but it sounds like a fun one to sing. I'm going to keep checking the farmer's markets. I have a few places that might work to plant some.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD7IpkiO ... re=related I learned it puttin' 'em a basket....but other versions say puttin' 'em in your pocket.
That was a new fruit to tropical me! For me pawpaw means papaya, and that grows abundantly here! I had several in my garden but had to uproot several of them as they were males mostly *sighs*
My mom said the one in our old yard was a paw paw.If thats one the last time I looked a tree fell on it but it was still green.It has large thorns on it and the fruit is so sour it will lock your jaws.I always thought paw paws grew on the ground .To pick them up and put them in a basket.I know the song toni does.They remind me of limes.
that sounds like a persimon Glendann, they pucker you mouth until first frost. The paw paw is supposed to taste like a banana and doesn't travel well so was never grown commercially. I am just flumoxed that we had a banana thing growing around here and I don't have one LOL It certainly sounds good! I bet it makes good ice cream!
Cris, I have ONE paw paw. It takes two for pollination, unfortunately I haven't had much success getting a second one in the ground and actually growing. So I can tell you the one I have is an easy keeper tree. I don't do anything to it nor does it seem to have any insect problems. I just can't get a second one to grow for me. It is really a shame, I tore one out 10 years ago when we expanded our septic system and thought it was no biggie....well it does seem to be a biggie as I haven't been able to get any fruit from the one I have. I did have fruit from one of them a long time ago, but I don't remember it being wonderful either. Probably why I am not too worried at the failure of the second tree.
carolyn that is so sad, what could be sadder than a widowed Paw Paw? I'll have to find three now! If I wasn't already sold on this quest: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/0 ... tten-fruit
Oh, Now I feel really bad. I went to call Miller's to order two more trees and they are closed until tomorrow morning. I will try again. I didn't think about it being widowed.....wow, how thoughtless of me. I did have one little one I bought last year and had it in a pot and it leafed out this year and then ....died....truly the other one has now been widowed twice and it all my fault.
