I love your presentation, thank you for sharing. I lived previously in Massachusetts in the little town of Manchaug in the 90's and never even knew about them then. I now live in Pennsylvania an hour south of Pittsburgh and have found literally thousands of paw paw trees in my surrounding area. Like the fellow you mentioned, I too am a modern day "Johnny paw paw seed" and passionate paw paw enthusiast. Every year heading out and planting the whole overripe fruits all around my area in places they are lacking and sending seed to several people to the US and Canada Niagara region who request it from me from the very best patches I have found and boy is there some variety. Large fruits, smaller ones, pulp the color of heavy cream (nearly white) and ranging to as dark orange as cantaloupe. And flavors! My goodness the variety. Banana, vanilla, mango, melon, pineapple, caramel....the flavor nuances go on and on from patch to patch. I have yet to go to any festivals, but make a yearly trip to the paw paw bends on the Potomac river as so many of the fruits are quite superior there and HUGE, taking the seeds and mixing them to my local area for even greater genetic variance. Thanks again for your wonderful contribution presenting this amazing North American native gem of a fruit and keep up the good work!
Manchaug is located somewhat near Worcester, the hometown of my mentor Ben Charles Harris. Oh you're so lucky! The only Pawpaws I find are courtesy of my friends who have planted them in their gardens. These trees haven't, as far asI know, been found in the wild in Massachusetts as it seems they are in Pennsylvania. My mouth is watering at your descriptions of all the various flavors of the fruits you're finding! Keep up the good work of spreading and sharing seeds with others. Who knows? Maybe one day I'll come across on of your seedlings in the wild...
Yes, I've been fascinated with uses of plants for many many years! Pawpaws are a recent find and I was excited to lean more about them as they are becoming more common here in Massachusetts.
I love pawpaw. I have a tree in my yard I planted and get 40 or more a year. I found if you want the seeds to germinate, they can't ever dry out, and freeze for 30 days minimum, then I get most seeds to germinate.
Dear Blanche, I found your channel last fall when a GIANT puffball mushroom appeared right in front of our apartment building and I wanted to learn about it before I put it in my mouth. I've since watched many of your videos and enjoyed every one of them. Informative, mesmerizing and relaxing, all at the same time. Thank you for another wonderful video, where I once again learned something completely new. I'm always impressed with how your approach is scientific, but without being dry or losing your sense of wonder about the beauty of nature. Thank you from the Netherlands - where sadly we have no paw paws. I'm grateful nonetheless for the opportunity to learn about them. Please keep on making your wonderful (and mouth watering!) videos.
I’m so pleased you found my video informative and that I’m able to reach folks all over the world. Ah, the Netherlands…maybe some day I’ll visit there ! Until then, I ‘m happy that I was able to connect with you…
Blanche, it's so nice to see another video from you. Like Alma, it makes me wish we had pawpaws here in Europe. My mother's Euell Gibbons book was a big influence on me, too, and though there's only cultivated asparagus to stalk where I live, I do my best to help others learn about our local mushrooms and wild edible plants. It's been a great occupation for retirement, a guarantee that you never stop learning. You are an inspiration, too!
You can, in fact, buy pawpaws in Europe: www.petersonpawpaws.com/nurseries/ There's even an Italian-bred named cultivar, Prima 1216, so I suspect there are others, perhaps Dutch. Buying pawpaw fruit, as opposed to trees, is likely difficult, but that's the case here in the US, too.
Blanche, your video is a masterpiece in terms of the images, descriptions, and inspiration. Even though I already knew much the information, I appreciated your close attention to many details. I love your gorgeous pictures and videos. You have a great artistic talent with showing the plant life cycle. I appreciate your vivid descriptions such as the growing tip being like a finger nail. You share important messages such as the need to eat in moderation. I am glad that you remind people to avoid eating the skin and seeds. Your combinations of pawpaw with other fruit such as kousa dogwood fruit is interesting and colorful. I will share this video with people that have asked me how to best preserve the pawpaw fruit. The ice cube tray followed by a zipper seal bag is a great method. My friends made me pawpaw seed jewelry that has been praised by many admirers. Your specific instructions about making the beads from the seeds is helpful. Again, thank you for all that you with sharing your knowledge and love of pawpaws
I'm so glad you liked it and felt my effort was worthwhile --since you already know so much about Pawpaws! I feel honored by your positive comments! I tried to show the beauty of Pawpaws from their emerging buds, to the gorgeous flowers, and of course-- the unusual fruits... Yes, do share this video with folks who would like some simple ways to prepare the fruits. Maybe someday I'll get to the Hardwick farmer's market to reconnect and taste some of your fruits. With gratitude...Blanche
I planted 2 pawpaws in my yard never having tasted it! Thankfully, they're fabulous! Some years I have so much fruit I skin, seed & freeze in small snack size zip lock bags, I also give some away so others can experience the joy of the pawpaw😁 has anyone made any pawpaw beer or Meade? Spreading the seeds is also a hobby of mine☺😊 I do that for Meader persimmons too!
I bet someone has made beer or mead with the fruits. There are so many breweries around where I live that probably one of them might be interested in trying a new combo usuing Pawpaws- it seems there are so many new concoctions being offered nowadays…It’s generous of you to share your bounty with others!
What a great video. Thank you. I plan on planting several of these paw paws in my yard. I was wondering if they can be found in CT where I live? Thanks again for the very informative video.
Several of my friends have planted these trees that bear fruit here in western MA where it's usually cooler than in Connecticut. Are there any Garden Centers near to where you live? Perhaps they carry a cultivar that can withstand tour fickle climate? I have not found Pawpaws in the wild--they can be found further in the midwest and south.
Beautifully done! Covers all the important stuff and more, delightfully presented. A valuable resource for folks new to pawpaws, especially here in Massachusetts. Kudos also for the pawpaw-cubes idea and the notion of combining with other fruits. I have flowers at the new house for the first time and am busy running around with a paintbrush for pollination.
I hope your pollination works-- then you can say your a a "daddy" to lots of Pawpaws... I appreciate all the info on your webpage. There's so much info there! Thanks for your support & I'm so grateful for your positive feedback.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. We often know something about the topics but pick up some new information. They are always entertaining and we love your choice of music.
Thank you for this video! it was exactly what I was looking for, most informative little Pawpaw doc I've seen yet, you also list all the best sources for further knowledge and I really appreciate that.
Thanks for spreading good info. My sunflower pawpaw here in Massachusetts seems to be doing well without cross pollination. The pawpaw relative, cherimoya, though not native to USA like PawPaw, is grown in warm regions of the USA.
I think it's just that they are much more productive with cross pollination. I think it's been realized that some trees can produce fruit by themselves but they're much more productive when cross pollinated.
@@stormevans6897 I've met someone whose has trees that produce fruit by themselves and it seems to work but i also know those who have several trees which cross pollinate--guess what's done is up to the individual grower...
@@thederb720 there's some here. I know a few Foragers that have found them in Ohio... But DEFINITELY not common. I think Johnny Paw Paw Seed needs to visit! 😆
I think I once read that they grew as far north as Canada and were eaten by native Indian tribes. Hmm. I saw an exotic fruit channel on TH-cam where the man roasted Osage Orange seeds and ate them like peanuts. 😋🥜🥜
You can try--they will as Ted "pawpawseed"lives nearby. I think you need 2 trees to produce fruit. Eric Toensmeier lives in Holyoke and he's planted several Pawpaws around town.(on Cabot St??) He wrote the book "Paradise Lot" about changing his property into a food forest. I've heard he now has land in Southampton and he's planting various trees and vegetation there.
Perhaps you can buy it online- search for “Pawpaw pulp” though it has to be frozen so that may be a problem or see if there are any folks who sell the fruit nearby where you live.
@@thederb720 no I looked it up it only grows in Florida/Caribbean and is extremely invasive in Australia I don’t live anywhere near those places. I think it’s edible probably not as good as other annona fruits or pawpaws I tried pawpaws and cherimoya I didn’t like cherimoya I did like pawpaw. There is a video about it and fruit explorer made a lot a videos about annona fruits and annona fruit earth titan made a video about the top 10 annonas and annona fruit relatives. They sell cherimoyas at super markets you can buy other annonas online like soursop and sugar apple which probably are better then cherimoya.
Welcome, welcome! I wish more people like you would join me here. It's so important to cherish & protect out plants (& animals & nature) for future generations to enjoy.
No, but if you google "where can I buy pawpaw seeds," several possibilities appear. Here's one: like: organicplantit.com/product/pawpaw/ However I've never bought seeds from any of these places so it's up to you to choose. The site I mentioned sells them very cheap. Another possibility is to buy a pawpaw & save the seeds. I think they might need to have special treatment before planting...Check that out. Yet another option is to find someone who has a tree & ask if you can have a few seeds. Remember, you usually need 2 pawpaw trees to produce fruit.
I’m not sure -I think they prefer places where the summers are hot and the winters are cold. Maybe they could work if you have a spot that’s in a place where heat is reflected from a building? If you have a garden center nearby perhaps you could go and ask some of the folks who work there -they might have a better idea than I do whether this tree would be OK to grow in your area.
@@thederb720 I am actually preparing a bed for them. I am looking for inspiration. My location in zone 4 Minnesota. I can get some nice stock in wisconsin.
The problem with my above reply is that I just remembered reading several warnings about the skin (& seeds) being toxic so I‘m hesitant to try it and to have my viewers eat it. I may experiment with a VERY tiny piece to see what happens.
Like all your videos, this is wonderful very informative. I especially like the beginning where you emerge from under a bush. Like me you are an elusive Nature Spirit at heart. I had wanted to plant one of these trees on our property but now I realize that they wouldn't do well here because our soil is very rocky and we have so much shade due to the enormous pine and oat trees. Also, to wait 8 years for the fruit makes other fruit bearing trees more attractive.
More & more folks in Massachusetts are starting to grow these trees & will be probably selling the fruit so I say: let them do the work & I'll benefit from their harvest!
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I love your presentation, thank you for sharing. I lived previously in Massachusetts in the little town of Manchaug in the 90's and never even knew about them then. I now live in Pennsylvania an hour south of Pittsburgh and have found literally thousands of paw paw trees in my surrounding area.
Like the fellow you mentioned, I too am a modern day "Johnny paw paw seed" and passionate paw paw enthusiast. Every year heading out and planting the whole overripe fruits all around my area in places they are lacking and sending seed to several people to the US and Canada Niagara region who request it from me from the very best patches I have found and boy is there some variety.
Large fruits, smaller ones, pulp the color of heavy cream (nearly white) and ranging to as dark orange as cantaloupe. And flavors! My goodness the variety. Banana, vanilla, mango, melon, pineapple, caramel....the flavor nuances go on and on from patch to patch.
I have yet to go to any festivals, but make a yearly trip to the paw paw bends on the Potomac river as so many of the fruits are quite superior there and HUGE, taking the seeds and mixing them to my local area for even greater genetic variance.
Thanks again for your wonderful contribution presenting this amazing North American native gem of a fruit and keep up the good work!
Manchaug is located somewhat near Worcester, the hometown of my mentor Ben Charles Harris.
Oh you're so lucky! The only Pawpaws I find are courtesy of my friends who have planted them in their gardens. These trees haven't, as far asI know, been found in the wild in Massachusetts as it seems they are in Pennsylvania. My mouth is watering at your descriptions of all the various flavors of the fruits you're finding!
Keep up the good work of spreading and sharing seeds with others. Who knows? Maybe one day I'll come across on of your seedlings in the wild...
Your channel is criminally underrated. No other foraging channels are as comprehensive. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Thank you so much for your encouragement. Share my channel with your friends!
Your videos go far beyond informative. I was not left with a single question. It is easy to see that you teach from a wealth of experience.
Yes, I've been fascinated with uses of plants for many many years! Pawpaws are a recent find and I was excited to lean more about them as they are becoming more common here in Massachusetts.
Your video is full of information: very fun to watch! Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to comment-it was fun for me to do research about this unusual fruit.
God bless you for sharing your time and knowledge
I was a former teacher so I guess I still want to inspire others to learn...
Great informative video! I love pawpaws yum!
Thank you; Pawpaws are beginning to be appreciated here in Massachusetts
I found this very interesting, informative, and enjoyable. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love pawpaw. I have a tree in my yard I planted and get 40 or more a year. I found if you want the seeds to germinate, they can't ever dry out, and freeze for 30 days minimum, then I get most seeds to germinate.
That's a lot of fruit--from one tree!
Good to see you Blanche
I'm back...hope to make more vids.
Thank you SO MUCH for giving me their information.
I have been searching for years
🤗😍
Good luck with your search: hope you'll find a source near you.More 7 more people are discovering these unusual fruits.
Dear Blanche, I found your channel last fall when a GIANT puffball mushroom appeared right in front of our apartment building and I wanted to learn about it before I put it in my mouth. I've since watched many of your videos and enjoyed every one of them. Informative, mesmerizing and relaxing, all at the same time. Thank you for another wonderful video, where I once again learned something completely new. I'm always impressed with how your approach is scientific, but without being dry or losing your sense of wonder about the beauty of nature. Thank you from the Netherlands - where sadly we have no paw paws. I'm grateful nonetheless for the opportunity to learn about them. Please keep on making your wonderful (and mouth watering!) videos.
I’m so pleased you found my video informative and that I’m able to reach folks all over the world. Ah, the Netherlands…maybe some day I’ll visit there ! Until then, I ‘m happy that I was able to connect with you…
beautiful ! love paw paws
Me too! they'e such unusual fruit.
Blanche, it's so nice to see another video from you. Like Alma, it makes me wish we had pawpaws here in Europe.
My mother's Euell Gibbons book was a big influence on me, too, and though there's only cultivated asparagus to stalk where I live, I do my best to help others learn about our local mushrooms and wild edible plants. It's been a great occupation for retirement, a guarantee that you never stop learning. You are an inspiration, too!
You can, in fact, buy pawpaws in Europe:
www.petersonpawpaws.com/nurseries/
There's even an Italian-bred named cultivar, Prima 1216, so I suspect there are others, perhaps Dutch.
Buying pawpaw fruit, as opposed to trees, is likely difficult, but that's the case here in the US, too.
I'm retired as well-- which gives me much more time to explore and find new edibles to try. This activity keeps me young...
Blanche, your video is a masterpiece in terms of the images, descriptions, and inspiration. Even though I already knew much the information, I appreciated your close attention to many details. I love your gorgeous pictures and videos. You have a great artistic talent with showing the plant life cycle. I appreciate your vivid descriptions such as the growing tip being like a finger nail.
You share important messages such as the need to eat in moderation. I am glad that you remind people to avoid eating the skin and seeds.
Your combinations of pawpaw with other fruit such as kousa dogwood fruit is interesting and colorful.
I will share this video with people that have asked me how to best preserve the pawpaw fruit. The ice cube tray followed by a zipper seal bag is a great method.
My friends made me pawpaw seed jewelry that has been praised by many admirers. Your specific instructions about making the beads from the seeds is helpful.
Again, thank you for all that you with sharing your knowledge and love of pawpaws
I'm so glad you liked it and felt my effort was worthwhile --since you already know so much about Pawpaws! I feel honored by your positive comments!
I tried to show the beauty of Pawpaws from their emerging buds, to the gorgeous flowers, and of course-- the unusual fruits...
Yes, do share this video with folks who would like some simple ways to prepare the fruits.
Maybe someday I'll get to the Hardwick farmer's market to reconnect and taste some of your fruits.
With gratitude...Blanche
I planted 2 pawpaws in my yard never having tasted it! Thankfully, they're fabulous! Some years I have so much fruit I skin, seed & freeze in small snack size zip lock bags, I also give some away so others can experience the joy of the pawpaw😁 has anyone made any pawpaw beer or Meade? Spreading the seeds is also a hobby of mine☺😊 I do that for Meader persimmons too!
I bet someone has made beer or mead with the fruits. There are so many breweries around where I live that probably one of them might be interested in trying a new combo usuing Pawpaws- it seems there are so many new concoctions being offered nowadays…It’s generous of you to share your bounty with others!
What a great video. Thank you. I plan on planting several of these paw paws in my yard. I was wondering if they can be found in CT where I live? Thanks again for the very informative video.
Several of my friends have planted these trees that bear fruit here in western MA where it's usually cooler than in Connecticut. Are there any Garden Centers near to where you live? Perhaps they carry a cultivar that can withstand tour fickle climate?
I have not found Pawpaws in the wild--they can be found further in the midwest and south.
Beautifully done! Covers all the important stuff and more, delightfully presented. A valuable resource for folks new to pawpaws, especially here in Massachusetts. Kudos also for the pawpaw-cubes idea and the notion of combining with other fruits. I have flowers at the new house for the first time and am busy running around with a paintbrush for pollination.
I hope your pollination works-- then you can say your a a "daddy" to lots of Pawpaws...
I appreciate all the info on your webpage. There's so much info there!
Thanks for your support & I'm so grateful for your positive feedback.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. We often know something about the topics but pick up some new information. They are always entertaining and we love your choice of music.
I always try to include some new info in my videos--it makes them more interesting.
Thank you for this video! it was exactly what I was looking for, most informative little Pawpaw doc I've seen yet, you also list all the best sources for further knowledge and I really appreciate that.
This was my longest video so far; I just kept finding more info to share…
Thanks for spreading good info. My sunflower pawpaw here in Massachusetts seems to be doing well without cross pollination. The pawpaw relative, cherimoya, though not native to USA like PawPaw, is grown in warm regions of the USA.
Who knows? Maybe there's a nearby Pawpaw that has found yours!
I think it's just that they are much more productive with cross pollination. I think it's been realized that some trees can produce fruit by themselves but they're much more productive when cross pollinated.
@@stormevans6897 I've met someone whose has trees that produce fruit by themselves and it seems to work but i also know those who have several trees which cross pollinate--guess what's done is up to the individual grower...
I'm putting a couple paw paws on my land. I've always wanted to try them... But can never find them in the wild. Lol
I think they're more common in southern and central states.Good luck...
@@thederb720 there's some here. I know a few Foragers that have found them in Ohio... But DEFINITELY not common. I think Johnny Paw Paw Seed needs to visit! 😆
@@edenstarr5740 Well I'll tell him that if he's ever visits Ohio , he'll have his work cut out for him! :)
I think I once read that they grew as far north as Canada and were eaten by native Indian tribes. Hmm. I saw an exotic fruit channel on TH-cam where the man roasted Osage Orange seeds and ate them like peanuts. 😋🥜🥜
I think I saw that video too--a lot of work to get a small sanck--at least there's lots of "meat" on Pawpaws!
@@thederb720
lol Yes, a lot of sticky, milky, latexy work! Yes, Aussies call papaya "pawpaw"! lol
@@zuditaka and some people spell it Papaw (Euell Gibbons did in his book )
I’m from Springfield living in Holyoke now. Would they live if I planted one in my yard?
You can try--they will as Ted "pawpawseed"lives nearby. I think you need 2 trees to produce fruit. Eric Toensmeier lives in Holyoke and he's planted several Pawpaws around town.(on Cabot St??) He wrote the book "Paradise Lot" about changing his property into a food forest. I've heard he now has land in Southampton and he's planting various trees and vegetation there.
i never tried one now i want on, where can i buy the pulp for smoothies
Perhaps you can buy it online- search for “Pawpaw pulp” though it has to be frozen so that may be a problem or see if there are any folks who sell the fruit nearby where you live.
There is tropical fruit called a pond apple that native to Florida and is in the same family and there other pawpaw species to
Is the Pond Apple edible--if so have you tried it?
@@thederb720 no I looked it up it only grows in Florida/Caribbean and is extremely invasive in Australia I don’t live anywhere near those places. I think it’s edible probably not as good as other annona fruits or pawpaws I tried pawpaws and cherimoya I didn’t like cherimoya I did like pawpaw. There is a video about it and fruit explorer made a lot a videos about annona fruits and annona fruit earth titan made a video about the top 10 annonas and annona fruit relatives. They sell cherimoyas at super markets you can buy other annonas online like soursop and sugar apple which probably are better then cherimoya.
Everyone in the comments: adults
Me: a weird 9yr who likes plants
Welcome, welcome! I wish more people like you would join me here. It's so important to cherish & protect out plants (& animals & nature) for future generations to enjoy.
Do you ever sell the seeds?
No, but if you google "where can I buy pawpaw seeds," several possibilities appear. Here's one: like: organicplantit.com/product/pawpaw/
However I've never bought seeds from any of these places so it's up to you to choose. The site I mentioned sells them very cheap.
Another possibility is to buy a pawpaw & save the seeds. I think they might need to have special treatment before planting...Check that out.
Yet another option is to find someone who has a tree & ask if you can have a few seeds. Remember, you usually need 2 pawpaw trees to produce fruit.
Can I grow these in zone 4?
I’m not sure -I think they prefer places where the summers are hot and the winters are cold. Maybe they could work if you have a spot that’s in a place where heat is reflected from a building? If you have a garden center nearby perhaps you could go and ask some of the folks who work there -they might have a better idea than I do whether this tree would be OK to grow in your area.
@@thederb720 We have hot summer and cold winter. But the summer is short.
@@truefact4439 why not give it a try? ( if you can find someplace that sells a pawpaw)
@@thederb720 I am actually preparing a bed for them. I am looking for inspiration. My location in zone 4 Minnesota. I can get some nice stock in wisconsin.
DON'T PEEL THE PAWPAW! Here in northern Arkansas the skin of a ripe pawpaw fruit is just as sweet and edible as the inside of the fruit.
That’s news to me- thank you for the info- I’ll try it.
The problem with my above reply is that I just remembered reading several warnings about the skin (& seeds) being toxic so I‘m hesitant to try it and to have my viewers eat it. I may experiment with a VERY tiny piece to see what happens.
Johnny johnny,
YeS PaWpAw
The children's song? :)
@@thederb720 Lol yes :)
Like all your videos, this is wonderful very informative. I especially like the beginning where you emerge from under a bush. Like me you are an elusive Nature Spirit at heart.
I had wanted to plant one of these trees on our property but now I realize that they wouldn't do well here because our soil is very rocky and we have so much shade due to the enormous pine and oat trees. Also, to wait 8 years for the fruit makes other fruit bearing trees more attractive.
More & more folks in Massachusetts are starting to grow these trees & will be probably selling the fruit so I say: let them do the work & I'll benefit from their harvest!