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luak

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I grow about 9 different varieties of figs,about that many varieties od asian persimmon and 6 paw paw's.My paw paw's had a lot of fruits on them till we got this drought condition,some got ripe early others just fell of.
Today i went to my familiar paw paw area's to see how they are doing, just to find out if drought got a hold of them too, well guess what,they were doing good like nothing happen to them. As a matter of facts the fruits are much larger. I picked 5 and ate one.They taste the same as my nursery bought ones and are much bigger.5. 1/8 x 2. 7/8.

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My paw paws are sucking wind. I cant water them enough and for some reason the deer are eating the leaves which are allegedly poison
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Those are good sized from non-selected Pawpaw, many are not that large, how much did they weigh. Some select cultivars have a lower number of seeds. Wish my wild ones were that big. None of my grafted trees are producing yet. If they are by a creek like many native are that surely helped them deal with the drought.
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luak

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The two grew together one weigh 11.2 oz and the other 9 oz. There is another on the tree that is bigger but still hard. That one is a single and more rounder.


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Those are good sized from non-selected Pawpaw, many are not that large, how much did they weigh. Some select cultivars have a lower number of seeds. Wish my wild ones were that big. None of my grafted trees are producing yet. If they are by a creek like many native are that surely helped them deal with the drought.
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Nice looking fruit,those are huge compared to my wild ones and the one commercial variety that I have.
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strudeldog

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11.2 oz is in line with some of the larger propagated ones. Paw Paw selection for cultivars is in it's infancy compared to most fruits. KSU Kentucky State U. has an active program, but the Genetics has probably been just touched and many of the commercially offered are wild selections such as yours or one generation from a wild selection. If productive with that size your wild tree might well be even superior. Other factors to consider is low seed count, and of course taste.  Some have a aftertaste many don't care for. 

Gr8Figs,  The North GA Wild Ones I have access too are smaller as well, maybe we were at the end of the line when they handed out PawPaw genetics.
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