Anyone going to get any paw paws ???

[Evans, Marv]

As a small kid in southern Illinois (we left before I was five) and visiting later on, I remember eating paw paws. They come out in the fall, ripen, and spoil fast. I can still remember the taste. The last time I had any was the mid '70s. If anybody has access to any when they come out and would like to send some, I'll reimburse the shipping plus a little more for your trouble. PM or email me & I can send my mailing address. Plus if there are any tips on storing them, I'd appreciate that too. Thanks out there in paw paw land !!

[drkshdw]

I would love to try them but getting a hold of any is like finding a 356 in a barn. We supposedly have a ton of them here but it seems with the increased interest in them lately their locations (because apparently they only survive in the wild) are well protected by their hunters like morel mushrooms and ramps. Maybe someday.

[scottmandue]

For us ignorant folks:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba

[sammyg2]

LOL, this just sounded like something monty python made up:

It belongs to the genus Asimina in the same plant family as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, ylang-ylang and soursop.

[GH85Carrera]

As a kid the school had us sing this song:

https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/1369593/Paw-Paw+Patch

I never knew what we were singing about.

[tdw28210]

No Clemson content. 🙁

[Evans, Marv]

We used to sing that when we were looking for them with my Grandpaw. He also showed us how to pick berries - one in the bucket and one in the mouth ….

[Bill Douglas]

Ah, you mean papaya. Sometimes known as pawpaw.

Yep, eat them all the time.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Ah, you mean papaya. Sometimes known as pawpaw.

Yep, eat them all the time.

Nope, papaya is not a pawpaw
https://slowfastsoil.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/difference-between-papaya-and-papaw/

American pawpaw (note the different spelling) on the other hand is an entirely different fruit not related to the tropical Carica papaya from which Australian red papaya and yellow papaw come. American pawpaw is also known as ‘poor man’s banana’ and is the fruit of the Asimina triloba tree.

OK, apparently there is the NA PawPaw and pawpaw from other places.

This article is about the common pawpaw of eastern North America (Asimina triloba). For the unrelated tropical papaya fruit often called 'papaw' or 'pawpaw', see Carica papaya.

[Bill Douglas]

Oh.

In that case they are both excellent.

[Pazuzu]

You hillbilly folk are so cute sometimes, with your "I'ma gonna walk out into that forest and eat random things off of bushes, while singin' a song".

So cute.

[wdfifteen]

I planted two paw paw trees about 5 years ago. They finally started to produce last year. I was keeping an eye on them, waiting for them to ripen. Came out one day and they were gone - gone effing deer ate every one. We moved this winter so I'll never get to eat one.

They are also called Custard Apples and Michigan Bananas.



They are about 3" long.



Lots of seeds inside, about the size of a lima bean.

[Otter74]

I love them! There is one vendor at my neighborhood farmer's market that often has them in season. A friend of mine leads pawpaw-hunting trips and will share them with friends when he brings some home. I hope to have one or two this year.

[Evans, Marv]

Those look good! I would think you could anticipate deer liking them. They come out from August to October and ripen after the first frost - if I remember right. The last ones I had decades ago were shipped from the Midwest and were mostly past ripe by the time they arrived, which was very disappointing.

[911Ghia]

we have hundreds of trees on our 50 acres, every year I come across maybe 2 or 3 of the fruits. Between the deer, raccoons and possum they all quickly vanish.
We're betwix South Haven and Kalamazoo.

Rich