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A Summary of Pawpaw
Regional Variety Trials
Kirk Pomper*1, Sheri Crabtree*1, Joseph Masabni2, Desmond Layne3, Neal Peterson4, and Dwight Wolfe2
1Kentucky State University, Frankfort;2Univ. of Kentucky, Dept. of Horticulture;3Dept. of Horticulture, Clemson Univ.;4Peterson Pawpaws
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A Summary of Pawpaw Regional Variety Trials
Potential for Pawpaw in Kentucky
Production Information
Summary of Variety Trials
Cultivar Recommendations
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Introduction:
What is Pawpaw?
Asimina triloba
(L.) Dunal.
Native tree fruit in the southeastern U.S.
Fruit can weigh up to 2 lbs.
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Pawpaws in the Wild
triloba is usually
found in the forest
understory in
hardwood forests
Clonal reproduction by root suckering
You may not find many fruit (shade, self-incompatibility, lack of pollinators)
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The Pawpaw Fruit
Tropical-like flavor and aroma resembles mixture of banana, mango, and pineapple.
Custard-like fruits are berries
The fruit is very nutritious
and high in antioxidant
activity.
Could be used in blended fruit drinks, ice creams, yogurt, etc.
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Pawpaw Market Potential
Farmers Markets
Fruit: $1 each
$2 to $3/pound
Gourmet Market
Frozen pulp
Ice cream
Restaurants
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Pawpaw Production
“Pawpaw Planting Guide”
Site
air drainage (frost)
deep, fertile,
well-drained
soil, pH 5.5-7.0
water source for irrigation
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Seedlings and Cultivars
Seedlings produce fruit in 5-8 years
Grafted cultivars can produce fruit in 3 years; know fruit quality
Takes about 5-6 years to reach full production
Pricing
Seedlings $5.00-$10.00
Grafted trees $15.00-$30.00
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Establishing a Pawpaw Orchard
Pawpaw will fruit in the shade, optimum yields are obtained in open exposure
Shading recommended the first year
Irrigation should be provided at least the first two years
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Pawpaw Pruning
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8' between trees,
18' between rows
295 trees/ac
Tree seldom grow
taller than 25 feet
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Flowering and Harvest Time
Flowers can be found on the same tree from early April until May in Kentucky
Ripe fruit should yield when squeezed and give way with a gentle tug
Color change not a reliable indicator of ripeness
Fruit may be harvest from the same tree over several weeks
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Pawpaw Pests
Organic production possible?
Some Past Problems
Japanese beetles
Leaf rollers
Zebra swallowtail
butterfly-not necessarily
a pest
Talponia plummeriana - pawpaw peduncle borer
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Pawpaw Regional Variety Trials (RVT)
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Pawpaw Regional Variety Trial
Cooperators and Cooperating
Institutions
Conceived by R. Neal
Peterson (PawPaw
Foundation) and Desmond
Layne (then KSU)
12 Locations across the United States
Contains 10 cultivars and 18 selections from R. Neal Peterson and PPF.
Contains 10 cultivars and 18 selections from R. Neal Peterson and PPF.
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| State | Cooperator | Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Bruce Bordelon | Purdue University | West Lafayette |
| Iowa | Patrick O'Malley and Tom Wahl | Iowa State University | Crawfordsville, Iowa |
| Kentucky | Kirk Pomper | Kentucky State University | Frankfort, Ky. |
| Kentucky | Joseph Masabni | Univ. of Kentucky | Princeton, Ky. |
| Louisiana | Charlie Johnson | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, La. |
| Michigan | Dennis Fulbright | Michigan State University | Jackson, Mich. |
| Nebraska | Stan Matzke/Bill Gustafson | Univ. of Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebr. |
| New York | Ian Merwin | Cornell University | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| North Carolina | Mike Parker | N.C. State University | Raleigh, N.C. |
| Ohio | Brad Bergefurd | Ohio State University | Piketon, Ohio |
| Oregon | Kim Hummer | USDA-NCGR | Corvallis, Ore. |
| South Carolina | Greg Reighard | Clemson University | Clemson, S.C. |
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Some Desirable Pawpaw
Tree characteristics
Small tree size, easier harvest
Precocious bearing, 4 years or less
Vigorous growth with low to medium inputs
Open branching with strong crotch angles
High flower density
High fruit set under natural pollination
Consistently high fruit yields
Cold hardiness and drought tolerance
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Some Desirable Pawpaw Fruit Characteristics
FRUITFULNESS
over 40 fruit per tree
FLAVOR
sweet, firm texture, delicate blend
of flavors, rich but not cloying,
no bitter aftertaste
FLESHINESS
sweet, firm texture, delicate blend of flavors, rich but not cloying, no bitter aftertaste FLESHINESS
visually: mostly flesh. by weight: less than 5% of the fruit is seed
FRUIT SIZE
over 10 ounces
SEEDS
over 45 seeds per oz., av. seeds
as small as 3/4" (2 cm) long
APPEARANCE
bright clear colors, no brown
mottling (ripe); even, symmetrical
PECULIARITIES
SKIN: waxy/ fuzzy/ thick and hard/ yellow/ bluish.
FLESH (ripe): white/ pink/ red.
SEEDS: in a single row.
RIPENING TIME: early / late
KEEPING ABILITY: 2+ in refriger.
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Collections
Neal Peterson and Dr. Harry Swartz began collecting pawpaw germplasm in 1981
They assembled a germplasm collection of about 1500 accessions
Open pollinated seedlings from the historic collections of Buckman, Zimmerman, Hershey, Allard, the Blandy Experimental Farm, Ray Schlaanstine, and some modern cultivars
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Objective
To evaluate commercially available named
pawpaw varieties and PPF's advanced
selections in Kentucky
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Materials and methods
28 selections, 10 named varieties, 224 total grafted trees on PPF seedling rootstock (half-sib seed)
■ Spacing 2 m (6.5 ft)
between trees, 5.5 m (18 ft)
between rows
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Commercially
Available Cultivars
| Clone | Genetic background |
|---|---|
| ‘Middletown’ | Wild seedling from Middletown, Ohio |
| ‘Mitchell’ | Wild seedling from Iuka, Ill. |
| ‘NC-1’ | ‘Davis’ female × ‘Overleese’ male |
| ‘Overleese’ | Cultivated (open-pollinated) seedling from Rushville, Ind. |
| ‘PA-Golden’ | Second-generation seedling from G.A. Zimmerman collection |
| ‘Sunflower’ | Wild seedling from Chanute, Kansas. |
| ‘Taylor’ | Wild seedling from Eaton Rapids, Mich. |
| ‘Taytwo’ | Wild seedling from Eaton Rapids, Mich. |
| ‘Wells’ | Cultivated (open-pollinated) seedlings from Salem, Ind. |
| ‘Wilson’ | Wild seedling from Cumberland, Ky. |
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Seedlings of
Commercially
Available Cultivars
| Clone | Genetic background |
|---|---|
| 1-7-1 Shenandoah | Open-pollinated seedling of ‘Overleese’ |
| 1-23 | Open-pollinated seedling of ‘Taylor’ |
| 1-68 | Open-pollinated seedling from ‘Overleese’ |
| 8-20 | Open-pollinated seedlings of ‘Sunflower’ |
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Seedlings from Collections
| Clone | Open-pollinated seedling of |
|---|---|
| 1-7-2 Wabash | BEF-30 |
| 2-10 | BEF-30 |
| 2-54 | GAZ-VA |
| 3-11 | BEF-33 |
| 3-21 | BEF-43 |
| 4-2 Potomac | BEF-53 |
| 5-5 | BEF-54 |
| 7-90 | RS-2 |
| 8-58 Rappahannock | BEF-30 |
| 9-47 | BEF-49 |
| 9-58 | BEF-50 |
| 10-35 | BEF-49 |
| 11-5 Susquehanna | BEF-53 |
| 11-13 | BEF-53 |
BEF = Blandy Experimental Farm Collection, Boyce Va.
GAZ = George A. Zimmerman Collection., Linglestown, Pa.
RS = Ray Schlaanstine
Collection, West Chester, Pa.
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Fruit Production on Mature
Trees 2004-2006 in
Frankfort
| Clone | Average fruit weight (g) | Average number of fruit per tree |
|---|---|---|
| 3-11 | 137 efgh | 68 ef |
| 7-90 | 135 fghi | 74 def |
| 1-23 | 126 ghij | 90 cde |
| 11-13 | 124 hij | 75 def |
| Taytwo | 121 hijk | 73 def |
| 2-54 | 121 hijk | 73 def |
| 3-21 | 115 ijkl | 60 fghi |
| Mitchell | 112 jkl | 58 fghi |
| PA-Golden | 108 jklm | 118 ab |
| Taylor | 106 jklm | 68 efg |
| Wells | 104 klm | 64 fgh |
| 9-47 | 100 lm | 74 def |
| Rappahannock | ![]() | 96 bcd |
| Wilson | 128 a | |
| Middletown | 74 def |
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What cultivars should I plant?
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NC-1
Fruit weight: 167 g
Number of fruit/tree: 36
Good flavor
Available from
many commercial
nurseries
NC-1
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Overleese
Fruit weight: 157 g
Number of fruit/tree: 40
Good flavor
(melon)
Available from
many commercial
nurseries
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Sunflower
Fruit weight: 165 g
Number of fruit/tree: 63
Mild flavor
Available from
many commercial
nurseries
Sunflower
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Potomac
Fruit weight: 244 g
Number of fruit/tree: 31
Good flavor
Fruit cracking?
Peterson Pawpaws
Limited availability
Potomac
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Shenandoah
Fruit weight: 157 g
Number of fruit/tree: 61
Mild flavor
Peterson
Pawpaws
Limited availability
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Susquehanna
Fruit weight: 184 g
Number of fruit/tree: 39
Good flavor
Peterson Pawpaws
Limited availability
Susquehanna
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Wabash
Fruit weight: 183 g
Number of fruit/tree: 51
Dark flesh
Cracking issues
Peterson
Pawpaws
Limited availability
Wabash
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Pawpaw RVT Overview
There is great variation in fruit size, yield, and quality among the pawpaw selections examined
About 4 to 5 years to come into production
A number of pawpaw selections in the trial show promise for production in Kentucky [Potomac, Susquehanna, Wabash, Overleese, Shenandoah, NC-1, and Sunflower] can be recommended.
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KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
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Pawpaw Links
Personnel
Contact Information
Recent PowerPoint Presentations on pawpaw, gooseberries and currants, and blackberries NEW
Register for the KSU/OPGA/PPF Pawpaw Workshop to be held on September 6, 2008 NEW
2008 Nursery List NEW
2008 Cultivar List NEW
Updated Kentucky Nut Growers Association Website NEW
Google™ Custom Search
Search Site
Pawpaw Bibliography and Search Tool NEW
KSU Reports and Publications NEW
PawPaw Foundation
2008 Ohio Pawpaw Festival Website NEW
Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association
Pawpaw FAQ
http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/
Pawpaw Information Website
Frankfort, Kentucky
super.
KSU Pawpaw Program
The pawpaw (Asimina triloba) fruit has both fresh market and processing appeal, with a tropical like flavor that resembles a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple. Kentucky State University has the only full-time pawpaw research program in the world as part of the VSTU and Great Dمامه.
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