Collection Status: Cultivar is present at AFFN
Planted on Nov 25, 2024
Common Name: Pawpaw
Parental Cross:
Geographic Origin: Kentucky
Finder/Creator: Cliff England
Known Sources: Cliff England
Alternative Names:
Notes: According to Cliff England, Summer Delight is “an average-sized pawpaw of eight to twelve ounces that absolutely tastes delicious, has a yellow-tinted skin that is thick, and ships and stores well. The remarkable thing about this pawpaw is that it ripens in the last week of July to the first week of August. Here in Kentucky, of all the cultivars we have, it is the first to ripen. It is not precocious and takes four to five years to come into production, but it is well worth the wait. In most years, the fruit is on the ground long before you expect it to be. Summer Delight has a smooth-textured flesh, few seeds, and a melon aftertaste.”; Phyllosticta resistance: susceptible, Fruit Shape: , Freestone: no, Seediness: low, Self-fruitful: no, Prizes: