It grows across multiple states and climate zones.
If a late freeze kills the first set of flowers, it’ll produce a second set.
I’ve heard of them, but never have eaten one.
{ This American fruit could outcompete apples and peaches on a hotter planet}
ralph will try one, if he gets the chance.
Macroeconomic link: the current selection of fruits n veggies are selected for today’s conditions.
Adding a fruit that is more hardy, might be beneficial?
And to think I thought that the post was about the city of Paw Paw, in west Michigan. “Two Paws” to the locals, it is the center of the west Michigan wine industry. The Wiki entry says the city, and the river it is on, were named “Paw Paw” for the trees that used to line the river. As they say “now, you know the rest of the story”.
I’ve eaten them. My dad’s cousin had them in her woods. He would go pick some every year when I was a kid and bring them home. He liked them and called them Hoosier bananas. I did not care for them. The flavor and custard like texture reminded me of the most over ripe banana you could imagine. I have always had a sweet tooth, but pawpaws are way too sweet for me. We have them in our woods but the few patches we have must be males. I’ve never seen any of them with fruit.
