Perfect segue to the post I’ve been meaning to do.
JustPeachy sent me several pawpaws too, and I wanted to close the loop by giving my thoughts.
Shenandoah- very mild, not particularly sweet. Good texture. Similar to JBG perhaps - banana, vanilla but not strongly either one. Honestly these came off as somewhat bland to me. Jury is still out.
Mango - on softer side, sweet. Definitely has a unique taste in there. I can see how folks would say it’s mango-like. Could also be described as creamsicle or orange push-up. This variety had the most prominent special flavor and frankly made me wish I had it in my orchard. Very cool.
Wabash - very tutti-frutti flavored, maybe a little vanilla. Has a note that is hard to describe, somewhat plum or berry-like. excellent pawpaw. Not the “creme brûlée” that I’ve heard about.
NC -1 - very small so hard to judge but nothing bad here. Just an average pawpaw.
Allegheny - very similar to Shenandoah but sweeter. Also very small fruits so hard to fully judge.
Garage West - 2 fruits, one had a rotten area but still tried to work around it. Sweet with a floral flavor that I believe approximates violet.
Second fruit I hung on to for a couple days. It was one of the best pawpaws I’ve eaten, but very hard to say exactly why. It just hit all the buttons. I still got the violet but not as much. Kind of like the marshmallows in Lucky Charms. Great smooth firmish texture.
Based on this, I would want to propagate it.
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