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tim[in]

09-24-2007 06:07:48




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Has anyone found any paw paws this year. I've been looking but never even seen any green ones growing at all . Like to find some from a buddy in a nursing homebut havent even seen any, wonder if anyone grows them commercially?




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Oldmax

09-26-2007 05:14:11




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 Re: paw paws in reply to tim[in], 09-24-2007 06:07:48  
Paw paw's are native to the applachan area . Not found much out of that area . They are called an Applachan Banana and are related to the banana . They like to grow in under a canopy of other trees but will grow out in open . They taste a lot like a banana but have a sharper taste . you have to develope a taste for them .



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higgins

09-25-2007 13:55:57




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 Re: paw paws in reply to tim[in], 09-24-2007 06:07:48  
The late freeze took them out if that happened in your area. They are among the earliest flowering plants in the spring.
They come up from the roots also and start good from the seeds. It takes 4 or 5 years to get one to the fruiting stage.



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James22

09-25-2007 06:53:18




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 Re: paw paws in reply to tim[in], 09-24-2007 06:07:48  
We have a couple of them growing in the fence row on the home place in central Ohio. Never was tempted to eat one, but do know they are yellow when ripe. Seems like someone told me they tasted similar to a banana, do remember that they smelled somewhat like a banana when ripe. We just threw them at each other, didn't cause as much damage as a hedge apple. Haven't been back to that area in several years, so don't know how they are doing. Never seen one in Illinois, but haven't been on a real quest to find some.

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tim[in]

09-24-2007 20:49:01




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 Re: paw paws in reply to tim[in], 09-24-2007 06:07:48  
Usually they grow in a wooded aea close to creeks. They have a big tropical looking leaf. Unfortunatly raccoons love them too. So every year it has been a race to see who gets them and the coons keep winning. Gonna have to plant some of my own if i want it it seems.=(



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Tractormiallis

09-24-2007 17:56:31




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 Re: paw paws in reply to tim[in], 09-24-2007 06:07:48  
Didn't have a clue what you were speaking of until I looked it up online. Never seen such a fruit around west Mi. Is this what Paw Paw Michigan is known for? Do they grow there?



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Dave H (MI)

09-25-2007 06:06:59




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 Re: paw paws in reply to Tractormiallis, 09-24-2007 17:56:31  
Yup, If Wikipedia is right the town was named for the trees which grew along the river of the same name. Says the trees are scarce now. A LOT of the mail order nurseries are offering these currently. I think I may plant a couple next year. We keep the coons pretty well clear around here.



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RayP(MI)

09-25-2007 16:57:15




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 Re: paw paws in reply to Dave H (MI), 09-25-2007 06:06:59  
Dave, thot "pawpaw" was indian for the river that flows backwards. Usta live in Coloma... Just down the road.....



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Dave H (MI)

09-24-2007 11:39:14




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 Re: paw paws in reply to tim[in], 09-24-2007 06:07:48  
I have never eaten a paw paw but have always wanted to try one. Just never saw them growing or for sale. I hear they are common in SW Michigan but they sure are not around here.



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