Prima 1216 is a great pawpaw cultivar in our experience and is far superior to most. It is very vigorous and precocious and comes into bearing early (we got 10 lbs of fruit in 4th summer from planting). The fruits get quite large and plump, many over a pound. The flesh has perfect firm yet silky texture, never goopy. They are very sweet and mild with no strong or off flavors. Seed weight is fairly low. The skin is thick and durable so this would make a great marketing cultivar. It is very consistent and always produces a large crop. It was the ONLY pawpaw in 2020 that produced fruit for us due to very poor spring weather, late freezes, etc. It ripens late which stretches the pawpaw season considerably. In KY it ripens around the first week of October, so may be too late ripening for northern growers. Seems to be resistant to phylosticta.
Prima 1216 is one of my top picks for sure. People should get excited about this one!
