Aug 5, 2024
I'm always looking at the pawpaw trees when I'm out wandering in the woods in summer, because I think they're neat and I want free fruit. But though they bloom and there are certainly many that are large enough to bear fruit, I never see any fruit on them. I suspect this is because each patch, a clonal group, is too isolated for them to effectively cross-pollinate.
But today, I was looking up at some and!
There you are, you weird tropical-tasting, mammoth-missing fruits!
I'm coming back for you in the fall.
#they're not small - hard to miss if they're there & you're looking#idk how i'm going to reach them tho#i'll bring a long stick and basket#maybe it's just a good pawpaw year?#i'll have to go check the others#pawpaws#asimina#asimina triloba#native plants#native fruits#edible plants#way down yonder in the pawpaw patch
