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Pennsylvania Golden

Variety of Pawpaw · Asimina triloba
Early-ripening cultivar with golden flesh – ideal for cooler regions and short summers.
Also known as: PA Golden
Edible value9Medicinal value5Other uses5
🇺🇸 USA 1982

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweettenderaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Selektion aus New Yorker Zuchtprogramm (G. A. Zimmerman)
Breeder
John Gordon (Verbreitung)
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
180 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium-sized fruit with golden-yellow, sweet flesh and mild flavour. Ripens early and reliably.

Growth

Bears young and sets early in the season – suited to more northern locations.

Yield

Productive; often sets fruit in clusters.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Pawpaw unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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