Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Oct 15, 2020
Common Name: Pawpaw
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: Faenza, Italy
Finder/Creator: Montanari/Davis
Known Sources: Cliff England
Alternative Names:
Notes: Released 2007. Prima is a fascinating, premium quality Italian cultivar- yes, people now grow pawpaws even in Italy! Selected as the very best seedling from a planting of 2000 seeds of “Sunflower” pawpaw. Prima produces exceptionally large fruits (often over 1 pound). Precocious fruiting, can have off-flavors, self-fertile. 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 don’t consume it because of some off flavors.; Phyllosticta resistance: resistant, Fruit Shape: round/oval, Freestone: no, Seediness: low 5%, Self-fruitful: yes, Prizes: