A Davis X Prolific - Produces small to average size fruits however very sweet and a pleasingly yellow skin making it easier to determine if nearly ripe. Early ripening; Bred by Jerry Lehman

A Davis X Prolific - Produces small to average size fruits however very sweet and a pleasingly yellow skin making it easier to determine if nearly ripe. A open pollinated seedling of Davis X Prolific. The pollen parent is likely Davis X Prolific. Due to its location the pollen parent of these seeds is likely another Davis X Prolific cross. Therefore these seeds are likely inbred, but inbreeding depression doesn't seem to be a problem in Asimina triloba, pawpaw. 166-66 is one of the first to drop above average size fruits, green/yellow when ripe, sweet, excellent taste. Bred by Jerry Lehman

Open pollinated seedling of KY-8-2. Won the biggest pawpaw contest in 2013, 680 gr. (1.5lb) and placed third in the best pawpaw contest 2014. Great flavor, sweet. Bred by Jerry Lehman

A cross of Sunflower x Sam Norris-15. This cv consistently produces the highest percentage of huge fruit. In addition to many large fruits (10 to 14 oz., 283 to 395 gr.) this tree produced 10 weighing over 1 pound. Mid-season too late. Flavor is good example of why pawpaws are called Indiana Banana.

1st Place winner of the Best Pawpaw tasting Contest at the Ohio pawpaw Festival 2013 and 2017 and winner Biggest Pawpaw Contest 2014. Bred by Jerry Lehman

A cross of Prolific X Sam Norris-15. Won the Ohio pawpaw Festival’s biggest pawpaw contest in 2011 and 2012. Additionally won second place in the best pawpaw contest in 2013 and 2014 beating out 14 other entries each year. Mid to late season excellent sweet flavor. Bred by Jerry Lehman

A cross of prolific X Sam Norris-15. Average large size, proven pollinator for 274-48. Bred by Jerry Lehman

Second place winner in the Best Pawpaw Contest at the 4th International Pawpaw Conference, Frankfort Kentucky, 2016. Bred by Jerry Lehman. Fruits - average size, butter smooth flesh, sweet, top of the line pawpaw flavor, light yellow skin when ripe making it easier to determine stage of ripeness when picking fruit.

A hybrid of A. triloba x A. incarna bred by Lester Davis, Columbus GA. Open pollinated. Large flowers opening tubular, light green changing to purple and to red, up to 4 cm. Small fruit, inedible. Beautiful landscape small tree. Zone 5.

Allegheny®

A Neal Peterson selection that is smaller than others, with fruits typically less than eight ounces. „Flavor sweet, rich, a hint of citrus,“ Peterson reports.
„Texture medium firm, smooth. Flesh color yellow.“ Fruit size is reported to benefit from thinning. Percent seed by weight is about 8 percent. Fruit size approximately 125 g/fruit at KSU. A precocious, productive tree. This fruit is a favorite of many consumers. The skin stays purely green at ripeness. Customer pressure has persuaded Neal to introduce this one, even though it is smaller and seedier than he normally accept. Appears to be the earliest ripening of the Peterson Pawpaw varieties.

New variety from Russia. Early ripening variety. Average harvest of 10KG per tree.
Maximum fruitweight: 350 gr. Good and consistent taste.

„It is just like a banana,“ says Jerry Dedon. „It is so sweet and so mild. And it’s nothing but a seedling that LSU got from Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas. Grew wild in the woods.“ Dedon says it was his favorite variety growing at LSU’s Regional Variety Trials. Also a favorite of LSU’s Charles Johnson.

A cross of prolific X Sam Norris-15. Average large size, true pawpaw flavor has won awards in the OHIO Pawpaw Contest.

Discovered in northwester Missouri by Tyler Halvin and named after his youngest son. The Tree is extremely productive yielding large 8 to 18-ounce fruits. There is very few seed for the massive size fruits. Taste is sweet and fruity smooth textured with no bitter aftertaste. This selection from Pawpaws norther native range Ideal for shorter growing seasons. Early ripening.

Selected from Corwin Davis orchard. Large fruit., yellow flesh; ripens 1st week of October in MI.

A Corwin Davis selection, found growing in the wild in 1959. KSU reports „medium sized fruit, up to five inches long, green skin, yellow flesh, large seed, ripens first week of Oktober in Michigan.“ Derek Morris says, „Good quality, medium to large, light-yellow-fleshed fruits that keep fairly well but fruits are not as large as Overleese or Sunflower. Not much yellowing on skin.“

Ford Amend

Freestone Variety Pawpaws:

Marshmallow, honey dew, and cantaloupe freestone-varieties of pawpaw-trees came from a historical-property in Kentucky that has three very old trees. The fruits are tasty, well-formed, blunt-ended, blemish-free, and quite large (250g - 300g on average). The flavors are tropical melon-like with a trace of banana and the flesh-texture ranges from somewhat chiffon to firm. The seeds are easily removed because they do not have a seed-sack. The fruits ripen in the mid-season and the pulp freezes exceptionally well. Freestone fruits were used successfully in the pawpaw creme-brule’ recipe served at Boone Tavern in Berea, KY.

Fruit has a tropical melon-like flavor and it is the sweetest of the three freestones. As the name suggests, the flesh-texture can be more chiffon than the others with the fruits average about 250g on the parent tree.

As the name suggests, honey dew pawpaw fruits can taste similar to a honeydew melon. They average 275g on the parent tree.

Has the largest fruits, averaging 300g on the parent tree, and tastes as the name suggests. The tree has been observed with clusters of 3 to 4 pawpaw fruits that are over 300g each, falling and splitting into two clean pieces.

Greenriver Belle

Original tree found growing in the wild near the Green River in Hart County, Kentucky, selected by Carol Friedman in 1998 „for large and luscious fruits,“ reports Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery. „I think of it has having a very bright flavor, and I know several locals that this one ist he hands-down favorite,“ says Derek Morris. „Fruits are almost identical to PA-Golden in size and shape though not quite as productive. Unfortunately, not very large-fruited, rather seedy, and fruits do not keep for long before losing quality.“ Ronpowell reports little to no Phyllosticta. „My favorite because of its firmer texture,“ he says. „Some have reported a cinnamon aftertaste.“

A selection from the wild by Tyler and Danae Halvin in Iowa. Cliff England reports: „Fruit is eight to fourteen ounces. Great flavor (very sweet, no aftertaste), has a hint of pineapple flavor. Orginal tree was growing as an understory tree and was approximately forty feet tall. Stated to be the largest native pawpaw fruit to be found in southwestern Iowa, not far from Bedford.“ It is 3 weeks earlier than all other pawpaws.

From Tyler Halvin: "I have a selection called sidewinder that ripens in July. It's an oddity. The fruits aren't big but very early to mature. That patch has since been cleared for road development."

IXL

Hybrid of Overleese and Davis; large fruit, yellow flesh; ripens 2^nd week of October in MI.

Bred by Jerry Lehman- Open pollinated seedling of KY-8-2. Won the biggest pawpaw contest in 2013, 680 gr. and placed third in the best pawpaw contest 2014. Great flavor and sweet  

"KYC needs another early bearing pawpaw tree for co-pollination.  This has been verified through field trials. The co-pollinator should be as early as NC-1 or earlier.

The flavor of KYC can be described as mild with a mixture of banana and mango with hints of pineapple and melon."

KSU-Atwood ™

In 2009 KSU-Atwood became the first cultivar to be released from Kentucky State University’s breeding program. It is large, round, and mango-flavored. Ron Powell describes it as an „excellent-tasting and clean fruit,“ with very little Phyllosticta. The fruit was selected at KSU’s research farm as a seedling from Maryland. „The release is named for Rufus B. Atwood, who served as president of Kentucky State College (now university) from 1929 to 1962,“ KSU reports. „Fruit greenish-blue skin, yellow-orange flesh, few seeds. Fruit size and flavor medium; averaging 120 g/fruit and 150 fruit per tree at KSU.“ Seedling from Maryland. Developed at Kentucky State University’s pawpaw breeding program led by Professor Kirk Pomper, this early ripening variety is noted for its very high yields of 150 or more fruit per tree.

Is an impressive new cultivar developed by Kentucky State University. Outstanding flavor, texture, and beautiful, large fruits.  Very fast growing.  A must-have pawpaw cultivar! Formerly called KSU 4-1. Flesh is thick and custardy with an exceptional, exotic fruity aroma, honeyed sweetness and fruity flavor. It is likely a seedling of Susquehanna™, which it resembles strongly, another very excellent pawpaw. Fruits average around 8-12 ounces with some larger, around 1 pound. Trees are very vigorous, strong and extremely fast growing with large, healthy foliage. It might be the fastest growing pawpaw cultivar available. A 10-year-old tree produces in excess of 50 fruit per tree, very fruity with many tropical notes in the complex flavor profile that is delicious and very desirable to consume, we cannot say enough good things about this cultivar recently released by KSU and named 20th Sept. 2018.

KSU-Benson ™

Another variety newly introduced by the Kentucky State University breeding program, KSU-Benson Pawpaw ™ is prized for it incredibly heavy crops, 150 or more fruit per tree, and rich and delicious flavor. This pawpaw variety is a high yielding, round, medium-sized fruit of the early season ripening variety. It has a unique mango, banana, pineapple like flavor. Also unique about this Pawpaw is that it bears round fruit that are attractive and can also be packed easily.

This is the second Pawpaw cultivar released from the Kentucky State University Pawpaw Breeding program was named in honor of Dr. Harold R. Benson who served as director of the Land Grant Program for more than 36 years. Dr. Benson supported the KSU pawpaw research program from its beginning back in 1990. The first cultivar, KSU-Atwood TM, is named for Rufus B. Atwood, former president of Kentucky State College (now University) from 1929-1962 who led efforts to desegregated education in Kentucky in the 1940s. (KSU 7-5 cultivar)

Lady D

Big Fruits. Average Yield not very big, but fruit quality is really good.
Good fruit to preserve because of firm texture of te fruits. Not many seed.

Lynn’s Favorite

„An excellent-producing tree that bears heavy every year,“ according to Ron Powell. „Thin, clean, smooth skin, not susceptible to Phyllosticta.“ Won Best Fruit at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2014. Selected from the Corwin Davis orchard. KSU reports, „Yellow fleshed, large fruit; ripens 2nd week of Oktober in [Michigan].“ This variety is named after the breeder's wife.

Mango was a wild tree growing in Tifton, Georgia, and selected by Major C. Collins in 1970. KSU reports vigorous growth. Derek Morris says, „Fast growing and large tree, very productive with medium to mostly large fruits. Seed to flesh ratio is good. I note leaves slightly smaller than most others.“ Jerry Dedon says, „It was real good…but that rascal will deteriorate fast. And I mean it will get just like a water balloon.“ Reports from North Carolina indicated the same. However, these qualitites may give Mango an advantage in processing: „Because of the rather large size, fewer seeds than many, and ist softer flesh, it may be easier/quicker to pulp out,“ Morris reports. And some do reports that it tastes like mango and is one oft the sweetest pawpaws. Early-mid ripening.

Maria’s Joy

A cross of Davis x Prolific made by Jerry Lehman of Terre Haute, Indiana. Won Best Fruit at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2012. „An excellent-tasting fruit but not yet available in the trade,“ says Ron Powell. Several cultivars from Jerry Lehmans breeding orchard await release, perhaps including the Perrennial Largest Fruit winner at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival. Medium to large sized fruit; kidney-shaped; yellow flesh; heavy producer. Produces good crops annually, average 8 to 14 oz range, as high as 16. All visitors to Jerry’s orchard love this cultivar. A well-known fruit author remarked it was the best tasting pawpaw he ever tasted. Fruits 631 to 704 gm. Early ripening.

This cultivar was selected from the wild in Kansas by Milo Gibson. The seedling was donated to North Williamette Experiment Station in Aurora, Oregon, by Mary Foos Johnson. KSU reports, „Large fruit, yellow skin, butter-color flesh; few seeds; ripens first week of October in [Michigan].“

Selected from the wild in Middletown, OH, by Ernest J. Downing in 1915. Ripens in mid-September in Kentucky. Fruit size small; averaging 75 g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree at KSU. 

Selected from the wild in Jefferson Co., IL, by Joseph W. Hickman in 1979. Fruit: slightly yellow skin, golden flesh, few seeds. Fruit size medium; averaging 115 g/fruit and 60 fruit per tree at KSU.

Perhaps the most ornamental pawpaw tree. Its large leaves are a dark, near-blue green. Derek Morris reports fruits that resemble Overleese in quality, „being mostly large and rounded with great seed to flesh ratio and they maintain quality longer than many others.“ However, it may not be asproductive as other varieties. NC-1 produces quality fruit in the South, but is especially suited to colder climates, ripening in September in Ontario – very early for the northern regions. Which is fitting: A hybrid seedling of Davis and Overleese, it was selected by R. Douglas Champbell in Ontario, Canada, in 1976. Grimo Nut Nursery recommends NC-1 to its growers in colder climates. „Fruit has few seeds; yellow skin and Flesh; thin skin, early ripening“ -  around the middle of September in Ontario and early September in Kentucky, KSU reports. „Fruit size large, averaging 180 g/fruit and 45 fruit per tree at KSU.“ Ron Powell notes, „Leaves can become infected with Phyllosticta but the fruit does not split.“

„Original trees grown in Berea, Kentucky and is a local favorite of the neightborhood,“ reports Cliff England. „Light yellow fruit with no after taste. Very heavy producer of 10 to 12 oz. pawpaw fruit that are 4 to 6 inches long. Hangs in cluster of 4’s and 5’s.“

This cultivar, selected in the wild by W. B. Ward in Rushville, Indiana, in 1950, is a perennial favorite among backyard growers. „Oval to round, few seeds, excellent flavor, excellent for shipping, excellent taste,“ Ron Powell reports, „and parent of many other improved cultivars,“ including Peterson’s Shenandoah. Derek Morris says, „Exceptional quality medium to large fruits, early-mid season Ripening. Medium productivity. Very good seed to flesh ratio and fruits maintain quality over a long time. This one is just as good, if not better, when skin turns dark…the flesh takes on a very rich butterscotch flavor and texture is divine – melts in the mouth.“ Other reports suggest a melon aftertaste. KSU reports middle September ripening in Kentucky and first week of Oktober in Michigan, „Fruit size large, averaging over 170 g/fruit and 55 fruit per tree.“ Won Best Fruit at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2011.

SAA Overleese

Derek Morris reports, „Very productive variety, early ripening. Fruits are average to good but do not age very well and somewhat seedy. Small to medium sized, can display lots of skin yellowing when ripe.“ Morris says PA Golden #1 is thought tob e a great pollinating variety. There are four other PA-Goldens, each selected and introduced by John Gordon of Amherst, New York. According to Ron Powell, PA Golden #1 „is the cultivar that is sold in the trade as PA-Golden. These are all small fruit but my tree has producted up to sixty-five pounds per year. The fruit may at times have a bitter taste but otherwise is acceptable. Of the four, PAG #3 is the best. It is slightly larger and the appearance is the best as it has more tolerance to Phyllosticta. Still quite popular since it is also quite winter-hardy.“ Jim Davis reports that this variety is an early producer at his Maryland orchard. John Gordon was an active member oft he Norther Nut Growers Association starting in the early 1960s and made a number of pawpaw selections whose ancestry can be traced back to George A. Zimmerman. Gordon grew and selected many seedlings from the trees of George L. Slate of Coronell University, who had gathered fruit and seed from Zimmerman’s Fernwood estate in Pennsylvania.

Potomac®

A Peterson Pawpaw selected as a seedling from the Blandy Experimental Farm. „Flavor sweet and rich,“ Peterson reports. „Texture firm, melting, smooth. Flesh color medium yellow.“ Ron Powell says that in the humid Ohio River Valley, Potomac is susceptible to splitting due Phyllosticta. „Very large fruit,“ he adds; „produces fruit over a pound.“ KSU reports, „Extremely fleshy,“ and approximately 4 percent seed by weight. „Fruit size large; averaging 235 g/fruit and 45 fruit per tree at KSU. Problems with fruit cracking some years.“ Medium productivity. Lee Brumley, of Indiana, reported growing a 28.64-ounce Potomac pawpaw (in the Spring 2011 Pawpaw Pickin’s newsletter). According to Mario Mandujano, research technician at Michigan State University, produces extremly large fruit but ripens too late for Michigan. A sister variety to Susquehanna with even larger fruit. Originated from an orchard near the Potomac river. A favorite of John Popenoe. Strong apical dominance - ie, the tree grows very upright, is less spreading than most. Dr. Pomper (KSU) insisted Neal release this.

Prima 1216

Prima 1216 is the only reliable yet self-fertile pawpaw variety.
Found by Domenico Montanari, a selection of 2000 seeds (from Corwin Davis of the USA) gave the variety Prima with the number 1216. Big fruit, golden flesh. Ripens mid season. According to Cliff England they dont consume it because of some off flavors.

Morris notes that Prolific „has unique dense texture, it almost has a chewy feel compared to others. Productive, late-ripening, fast growing variety. Fruits are medium to large and, at least to me, have a slightly coconut undertone but fruits usually leave a slightly bitter aftertaste. Because of this (I suppose), I have had people in taste tests say they pick up coffee notes in this one. Light yellow flesh.“ KSU reports: „Large fruit, yellow flesh, ripens first week of Octover in Michigan. Fruit size medium at KSU.“ Prolific was selected by Corwin Davis, near Bellevue, Michigan, in the mid-1980’s.

Quarker Delight was found in the arboretum of Wilmington College by Dick Glaser, and won the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2003 for best flavor. According to Ron Powell, characteristics include: „creamy texture, light creamy color, medium size, fairly early – early September – and a light, mild flavor. It probably deserves tob e propagated just as much as a number of older and even newer cultivars.“

Rappahannock®

A Peterson Pawpaw selected as a seedling from the Blandy Experimental Farm. In  cultivation ,under full sun, Rappahannock’s leaves grow upward, as opposed tot he typical shingled downward habit of pawpaws in cultivation. KSU reports that this makes the fruit more visible under the canopy of leaves. Peterson reports firm flesh and sweet flavor, with only 3 percent seed by weight. Although Ron Powell and others have reported poor performance in the Midwest, growers in North Carolina and Louisiana have favorable reviews. Morris says, "Great quality, medium to large fruits, very productive, traits as advertised - low seed count...Fruit keeps well." KSU reports, "This fruit typically exhibits a yellowish color break at picking stage...Fruit size small; averaging 95 g/fruit and 95 fruit per tree at KSU." Ripens Mid-September in Kentucky. The pulp is a brighter yellow, the flavor is medium with a simple clear flavor. Sweet refreshing flavor. More regular & uniform shape.

Altough this variety is often cited as small, Ron Powell says, "The largest fruit from my planting in Butler County, Ohio, came of Rebecca's Gold at over one pound. A good tasting, very sweet, and soft fruit. When the fruit hits the ground, its usually is mush. Very thin skin. We attempt to pick the fruit before it hits the ground." Selected from Corwin Davis seed, in Bellevue, Michigan, by J. M. Riley in 1974. "Medium sized fruit; kidneyshaped; yellow flesh," reports KSU. "Fruit size medium at KSU."

Medium size fruit with excellent flavor.

Mr. Norris used colchicine to develop tetraploids. Seed ploidy is unknown.

A Peterson Pawpaws selection and seedling of Overleese(Shenandoah is like a much more productive Overleese), Shenandoah has been described as a "beginner's pawpaw" for its mild flavor. Peterson says it was the clear favorite of customers at the farmers market in Washington, DC. "Smooth, custardy texture, with just the right balance of fragrance, with few seeds" - approximately 7 percent by weight. "Fruit has creamy yellow flesh. Ripens in September in Kentucky. Fruit size medium-large, averaging 150g/fruit and 80 fruit per tree at KSU." Mario Mandujano says Shenandoah is his favorite: "With that one not only can I eat one, I can eat five or six." And "Shenandoah is just incredible," echoes Deep Run Orchard's Jim Davis. Ron Powell says, "The best of Neal's selections to grow in the Ohio River Valley since it is only slightly susceptible to Phyllosticta." Patented 2004; Mid season ripening. This was Neal‘s first variety. Responds well to pruning.

Sochi 11

New variety from Russia. Early ripening variety. Average harvest of 10KG per tree.
Maximum fruitweight: 350 gr. Good and consistent taste.

Sue

A small to medium-sized fruit introduced by Don Munich from southern Indiana. "A very good-producing cultivar with very mild-tasting fruit," reports Ron Powell. "No Phyllosticta issues. The fruit is very soft and thin-skinned. For those who do not like a strong-tasting fruit, this is the one to let them taste." Yellow flesh, skin yellow when ripe.

Summer Delight

According to Cliff England, Summer Delight is "just an average-sized pawpaw of eight to twelve ounces that absolutely tastes delicious, has a yellow-tinted skin that is thick, and ships and stores well. The remarkable thing about this pawpaw is that it ripens in the last week of July to the first week of August. Here in Kentucky, of all the cultivars we have, it is the first to ripen. It is not precocious and takes four to five years to come into production, but it is well worth the wait. In most years the fruit is on the ground long before you expect it to be. Summer Delight has a smooth-textured flesh, few seeds, and a melon aftertaste."

Sunflower was discovered in 1970, in the wild, near Chanute, Kansas, by Milo Gibson, and is one of the few pawpaws reported to be self-compatible. KSU reports, "Large fruit; yellow skin; butter-color flesh; few seeds; ripens early to mid September in Kentucky and first week of Oktober in MI. Fruit size large, averaging 155g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree at KSU." Derek Morris reports that Sunflower "tends to grow more wide than tall." Additionally, it produces the largest single fruit in Morris's orchard each year. He says that although the flavor of Sunflower is generally very good, he has noticed a slight bitter finish in some of its fruits. "One other feature of this variety is that it is among the latest ripening, so late that growers in far northern areas may not get ripe fruit." Morris adds that Sunflower "is the favorite among many growers and a variety I would not want to be without. It always ranks high in taste tests. It also has nice think flesh/texture and relatively few but large seed[s]. It has been noted that seedlings of Sunflower make especially strong rootstock for those who want to do their own grafting." Sunflower won Best Fruit at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in 2006 and 2010. "It is one that I always recommend to growers," says Ron Powell.

Yellow skin, yellow flesh,large fruit; ripens 1st week of October in MI.

Susquehanna®

A Peterson Pawpaws selection and seedling tree grown from the collection at the Blandy Experimental Farm. KSU reports, "Fruit has few seeds, very fleshy, medium yellow flesh; thickish skin; this variety is less fragile than most," with few seeds, approximately 4 percent by weight. "Ripens late September in Kentucky. Fruit size large; averaging 185 g/fruit and 40 fruit per tree at KSU." John Brittain reports, "Very large fruit, mid-late season ripening, moderate yields; very sweet rich flavor, firm buttery texture, few seeds." "Those Susquehanna, they're about the best," says Alabama grower Dale Brooks. And Neal Peterson says, "Susquehanna is without a doubt my personal favorite - if I had to choose one." Patented 2004. Responds well to pruning.

Selected from the wild in West Virginia by Homer Jacobs of the Holden Arboretum, in Mentor, Ohio, in 1934. One of the oldest pawpaw cultivars that remains in the trade. KSU reports medium fruit size. Small mature size of the tree. Flesh orange-yellow. Ripens at beginning of October.

The newest Peterson Pawpaw. Tallahatchie is distinctive because of its exquisite flavor. Pleasant aroma and sweet mellow flavor with floral notes and a very smooth texture. It has very few seeds – the ratio is less than Shenandoah. Tallahatchie tends to bear large clusters – impressive to see – though it may require thinning. Yields are medium-high. Ripens mid-season to late. In Maryland mid-to late September. Fruit averages 240 gm, (9 oz) with very few seeds (seed to fruit ratio is 5%)

Taylor

Selected from the wild in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, by Corwin Davis in 1968. "Fruit: green skin; yellow flesh; ripens in September in Kentucky and 1st week of Oktober in Michigan," reports KSU. "Fruit size medium; averaging 110 g/fruit and 70 fruit per tree at KSU."

Selected from the wild in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, by Corwin Davis 1968, and sometimes spelled Taytoo, "Fruit: light-green skin; yellow flesh; ripens in September in Kentucky and 1st week of Oktover in Michigan," KSU reports. "Fruit size medium; averaging 120 g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree at KSU." Also an early producer in Jim Davis's Maryland orchard. Has a unique taste for pawpaw only some will like.

Yellow fleshed, Large fruit, ripens 1st week of October in MI.

Tropical Treat was discovered in 2013 by Woody Walker on the property of a restaurant owner in Madison County, KY. It is considered one of the better pawpaw fruits with its mild tropical taste. It is very popular with residents of the region with a late-bearing medium-sized fruit and an attractive golden-yellow skin. It is ripe when it looks and smells ripe. It has thick skin, taste sensations: mango with just a hint of pineapple - vanilla pudding. Introduced in 2015 from Cliff England's orchard and nursery, large seeds, keeps well refrigerated. Has been described as one of the best tasting pause breaks on the market.

Prolific X Overleese - Average to large fruits. Late ripening, sweet, excellent flavor. Bred by Jerry Lehman

Prolific X Overleese - Variety is very early, produces pawpaw that range in size from average to large, light yellow skin, and has a sweet, excellent pawpaw flavor. Bred by Jerry Lehman

A Peterson Pawpaws selection, a seedling from the Blandy Experimental Farm. KSU reports: "Percent seed ~ 6% by weight. Texture medium firm, creamy, smooth. Flavor sweet and rich. Flesh color yellow to orangish. Fruit size large; averaging 185 g/fruit and 65 fruit per tree at KSU. Problems with fruit cracking some years." Altough Ron Powell says Wabash is his choice of the six Peterson introductions, "I have found that it is difficult to graft and grow. A very good-tasting fruit but the plant is slow to produce fruit." Ages well. This was a favorite tree of Dr. Kirk Pomper at Kentucky State University, who insisted I should name my variety after Wabash because the round fruit resembled cannonballs. A favorite of those who have tasted it at the KSU orchard. „Our Favorite“, Cliff England.

Selected from the wild in Salem, IN, by David Wells in 1990. Fruit; green skin; orange flesh. Ripens mid to late-September in Kentucky.  Fruit size medium; averaging 105 g/fruit and 65 fruit per tree at KSU. According to Hans Kuijlt good for cold climate

Selected from the wild on Black Mountain, Harlan Co., KY, by John V. Creech in 1985. Fruit; yellow skin; golden flesh. Ripens in September in Kentucky. Fruit size small; averaging 90 g/fruit and 130 fruit per tree at KSU. Seedy. Prolific fast growing. Taste is average, nothing special. 

"Selected as seedling from seed originating from G. A. Zimmerman collection by John Gordon, Amherst, NY, in 1982," reports KSU. "Large fruit, yellow skin and flesh, few seeds."

Selected in New York from George A. Zimmerman seed by George Slate. KSU reports medium-sized fruit.