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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.

Notes

Cultivar from the north-west of the USA with very early ripening, high yield and very sweet fruit.

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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