Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Oct 30, 2025
Common Name: Pawpaw
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: wild, Virginia
Finder/Creator: Neal Peterson
Known Sources: Edible Landscaping
Alternative Names:
Notes: Released 2004. 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 accepts. Appears to be the earliest ripening of the Peterson Pawpaw varieties. Tends to overbear.; Phyllosticta resistance: , Fruit Shape: , Freestone: no, Seediness: high 8%, Self-fruitful: no, Prizes: