Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Nov 04, 2023
Common Name: Pawpaw
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: wild, Madison County, Kentucky
Finder/Creator: Woody Walker
Known Sources: Cliff England
Alternative Names:
Notes: Discovered 2009. This is the “Big Daddy” of the Pawpaw Forest. This tree is remarkably resilient. Responds well to grafting. It’s a good candidate for climates that are challenged for growing-degree-days (like southern England and northern Europe). The champion tree is the earliest bearing cultivar of all commercially available pawpaw trees. Fruits ripen between 2,483 and 2,845 standard growing degree days. They are large and tasty averaging about 230 grams. The seed-to-pulp ratio is good (about 8.3%). The skin is attractive and durable; it resists dark spots, bruising and other discoloration. The pulp is firm and golden-orange in color with a melon-orange flavor and pleasant lingering aftertaste. It’s sweet with a subtle tartness that’s been likened to pineapple or raspberry. Woody Walker told me:
“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.”; Phyllosticta resistance: resistant, Fruit Shape: long banana, Freestone: no, Seediness: high 6-8%Self-fruitful: yes, Prizes: