Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Sep 18, 2023
Common Name: Pawpaw
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: Frankfort, Kentucky
Finder/Creator: Kentucky State University
Known Sources: Cliff England, Kentucky State University
Alternative Names: KSU (4-1)
Notes: Discovered 2018. This 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. Excellent flavor, large fruit. Some cracking, 27 BRIX, fastest grower.; Phyllosticta resistance: part resistant, Fruit Shape: , Freestone: no, Seediness: medium 5%, Self-fruitful: no, Prizes: