Pawpaws

[ptomacbass]

Does anyone here grow or pick Pawpaws?  The Pawpaws have just ripened around here so I am going to go pick some.  I have some Pawpaw trees in my yard that should have fruit in a year or two.

[NewAngler]

dude, im in VA and have no idea what the hell a pawpaw is..

[ptomacbass]

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pawpaw.html

If you have fished the Potomac, I can guarantee that you have seen a Pawpaw tree.

[Tokyo Tony]

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pawpaw.html

If you have fished the Potomac, I can guarantee that you have seen a Pawpaw tree.

TMI, seriously

8-)

[Tokyo Tony]

dude, im in VA and have no idea what the hell a pawpaw is..

Everyone has a pawpaw.

Worst joke of the day  :-[

[Other.]

Hey man I've been wanting to try some pawpaw since you told me about them some time ago. Where on the Potomac are you seeing them?

[Dan:]

I don't think I've ever consciously noticed that fruit. What do they taste like? Do you just eat them raw or use them in dishes?

[Triton21]

Nearest fruit I can compare taste to is a Banana/

Kelley

[ptomacbass]

Dan, They taste like Banana and cantaloupe mixed in Vanilla custard.  I prefer to eat them raw. Just don't eat the seeds or skin, you will not feel too good if you do. Brad, They grow everywhere in the Potomac valley, mainly from Piscataway on up. You will know when you have found a Pawpaw tree because if you crush one of it's leaves, it will smell like kerosene. Pawpaws grow in groves and maybe 1 in 100 trees hold fruit. You will find fruit where 2 groves meet.

[Dan:]

hmm, sounds worth a try. I'll have to see if I can find some.

[ptomacbass]

Good luck, the Pawpaws will almost all be gone in about two weeks, so it's best to get out as quick as you can.  

[Other.]

With school I'm not going to be able to start looking for one until Saturday. Hope I can find something.

[Dan:]

can you buy them or do you have to grow/find your own?

[ptomacbass]

You need to grow/find your own.  Not many people know about them, and they transport terribly, so there is no market for them.  There should definitely be some ripe ones on Saturday.  Only some are ripe right now, and they are just barely ripe.  Some of the best Pawpaws are almost black and really squishy, so even in late September, you may find an edible Pawpaw, though I doubt it.  I do know of some specific groves with lots of fruit if you need help finding some.

[Dan:]

yeah, if you wouldn't mind giving me a spot to find them I would really appreciate it.

[Redlinerobert]

No pawpaw trees in California that I know of.

[frogtog]

Here you go:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-xESpk7Q0&feature=player_embedded

[Shad_Master]

"Pickin up paw-paws, puttin em in a pocket"  

[mikey16]

the only pawpaw i know can catch a fish every cast on a black texas riged worm, sometimes makes you wonder why we but so much stuff

[burleytog]

I grew up eating them.  Nothing better than putting a few hundred sticks of tobacco in the barn, then eating a tree full of them.

Might have to go check the groves this week.  Haven't had one in at least five years.

[ptomacbass]

I picked a couple today, they were the best I ever had.  The flesh was butter colored unlike all of the other Pawpaws i have eaten before.

[1inStripes]

I was looking at paw paws 2 weeks ago and thought about how long it had been since I had eaten one.  I may need to go back and see if theyve browned up nicely or not.  

[burleytog]

The best ones are those on the ground and covered in cow crap.

[ptomacbass]

The best ones are those on the ground and covered in cow crap.

I like them the most when I find them on the ground and they are all black.  For some reason though, the newly ripe ones I picked yesterday tasted great.

[1inStripes]

The best ones are those on the ground and covered in cow crap.

I don't know about the cow crap part, but I do agree about those that have fallen off the ground generally.