Mango pawpaws are starting to ripen
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Yummm. Can’t wait until Fall to eat the wild ones. Grafted pawpaws are years away from bearing.
Dax
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Mark,
I like Mango pawpaw a lot. It is a little more juicier than Shenandoah or Susquehanna.
Tony
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I lost all my Susquehanna to a late freeze so I will have to wait until next year to compare. My Mango flowered late and produced a few fruit along with Wabash. This will be my first time trying Wabash. I also have a few fruit on a seedling tree from Edible Landscaping but the fruit are tiny.
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Wow- you’re about 25 days earlier than my first Mangos here in 7B. Great taste and in my experience grow faster and bear sooner than many other famous varieties.
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Looks great. Hope to have my first Potomac in September. I have Mango also but no fruit yet. What’s your method for determining when they are ripe?
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I give it a little squeeze, if it gives a little then it ready to eat.
Tony
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At least one of many pawpaws passes the squeeze test. Seems very early…I was anticipating another month to go. I will pick it tomorrow if nothing steals it tonight!
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Well, here it is. Potomac pawpaw. This was the smallest fruit of the group of 4. Vanilla custard is definitely a good description of flavor. These things are like vanilla flavored avocados. I don’t know if I’m crazy about them or not, but I will find ways to use them. I will eat plenty of them fresh, I’m sure. I think they would be awesome in smoothies/protein shakes. I am going to let the others ripen further to see if the flavor changes any.
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Old topic, but anyone have a ripe pawpaw yet?
Just picked my first Shenandoah. It needs another day on the counter I think.
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