I lived in Athens,Ohio for most of the last decade,(Home of the Ohio Paw Paw Festival) and why you haven't heard of this fruit may be for a few reasons:
1. the localvore movement really put native fruits on the map.
2. paw paw trees take a long time before producing fruit (seven years? I could be wrong)
3. Only recently has the propagation n produced really yummy cultivars, as they are pretty touch and go in the wild, much like apples were 100 years ago...
4. It is an unusual taste, kind of like a banana that tastes like a mango.
That being said, tons of folks in Ohio, PA, Maryland have done incredible work in developing paw paw strains that are super delicious. Paw paw cultivation is on the rise in the region, and a lot is due to Chris Chmiel at Integration Acres!
Paw Paw Beer is amazing, by the way. Marietta Brewing makes it for the Paw Paw Festival every year.
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I lived in Athens,Ohio for most of the last decade,(Home of the Ohio Paw Paw Festival) and why you haven't heard of this fruit may be for a few reasons:
1. the localvore movement really put native fruits on the map.
2. paw paw trees take a long time before producing fruit (seven years? I could be wrong)
3. Only recently has the propagation n produced really yummy cultivars, as they are pretty touch and go in the wild, much like apples were 100 years ago...
4. It is an unusual taste, kind of like a banana that tastes like a mango.
That being said, tons of folks in Ohio, PA, Maryland have done incredible work in developing paw paw strains that are super delicious. Paw paw cultivation is on the rise in the region, and a lot is due to Chris Chmiel at Integration Acres!
Paw Paw Beer is amazing, by the way. Marietta Brewing makes it for the Paw Paw Festival every year.