Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Aug 20, 2022
Common Name: Pawpaw
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: Virginia
Finder/Creator: Neal Peterson
Known Sources: Cliff England
Alternative Names:
Notes: Discovered 1994. Released 1998. 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.; Phyllosticta resistance: susceptible, Fruit Shape: round, Freestone: no, Seediness: medium 6%, Self-fruitful: yes, Prizes: OHP 2019, 2023