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Potomac

Variety of Pawpaw · Asimina triloba
Large, uniform Peterson fruit with sweet, balanced flavour and few seeds.
Edible value9Medicinal value5Other uses5
🇺🇸 USA 2003

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweettenderaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Peterson-Zuchtprogramm
Breeder
Neal Peterson
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
300 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

Large fruit with sweet, balanced flavour, firm yellow flesh and low seed content.

Yield

Productive and uniform; one of the market-oriented Peterson cultivars.

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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