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Post by hornharvester on Aug 13, 2005 14:08:21 GMT -5
With the up coming of squirrel season in a couple of days it brings back memories of snacking on a paw paw or two while hunting. The first time i tasted this  like fruit i was about 9 years old. They are rich in flavor and one or two is about all you want to eat. More than that and they go right threw your digestive system if you know what i mean. The last couple of years i found some nice trees bearing fruit that werent ripe yet and up returning a couple weeks later found the fruit gone. How many of you guys have eaten or eat paw paw's? H.H. |
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Post by raporter1 on Aug 13, 2005 14:41:03 GMT -5
You are right, one or two is enough. I have paw paws trees all around me and rarely find more than 5 or 6. I start checking them in the spring for blooms and always find plenty. They just don't end up making fruit. Once they start getting ripe a possum can smell one ten miles away.
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Post by steiny on Aug 13, 2005 15:31:59 GMT -5
Planted about 100 paw paw trees about five years ago. They tell me deer really like them too.
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Post by wabi on Aug 20, 2005 21:28:13 GMT -5
Have 3 trees I planted in my back yard a few years ago. The wild ones seem to disappear quickly, but I can find a lot of deer tracks under the trees ;D Took a pic of the back yard trees about a week ago:  Looks like I might have a few to eat  BTW - when my son (now 5) was a 1 1/2 years old he had a bad case of constipation. My aunt heard about it and brought him a few pawpaws. He ate them all, and the next day he was cured!!!!!  |
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Post by RiverJim on Aug 21, 2005 15:51:11 GMT -5
Got them all around me but they almost never bare fruit. One year they did and we had indiana-nana bread.
kinda bland.
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Post by mbogo on Aug 22, 2005 10:15:27 GMT -5
I've tried paw-paws and although I do not make it a point to find them I do prefer the taste over a . |
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Post by dr65 on Aug 22, 2005 21:37:19 GMT -5
I have a woods full of them. they dont last long after they ripen. dont care much for them
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Post by Russ Koon on Mar 2, 2006 0:34:04 GMT -5
We like them. Had a few on the farm when I was a kid. I was surprised to hear my younger brother say he had never tried one, when he was back for a visit in his motor home several years ago. The season happened to be in, and I knew of a good grove where I had permission to pick, so we made a day of it and gathered a couple large grocery sacks full. Besides eating several while we picked (really, we did warn him and his wife!), they also enjoyed the paw-paw pies the wife made with some, and several slices each of the paw-paw bread!
They left the following morning for their home in AZ. Got a call from them at a stop in Oklahoma later. They said they were sure glad they were in the MH, because there was no way they could have made it between rest stops!
We still like them very much, but can't convince them to join us in enjoying any more, even in moderation 8^)
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Post by kevin1 on Mar 2, 2006 6:37:25 GMT -5
And after all the trouble you went to so that they could get a little extra fiber in their diet ... |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Mar 6, 2006 10:20:36 GMT -5
We have tons of paw paws in our woods, but I never seem to be able to beat the critters to them.
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Post by Russ Koon on Mar 15, 2006 11:25:29 GMT -5
chico, they sure don't last once they hit the ground! Only way I've found to gather a sackful is to go to good patch look for the fruit itself in the trees, to make sure there are some bearing plants in that patch. If you see them, then shake the trunk to bring some down and try to gather them. I shake it just a little on the first try, gather the few loose ones that come down with the light shaking, then give it a harder shake to bring more, etc. If too many fall at once, they can be difficult to locate. They sure can hide themselves in the early fall forest floor.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Mar 16, 2006 11:55:11 GMT -5
Thanks Russ, I'll keep an eye peeled. I think it is one of the only gatherables from our woods that I have yet to gather. I'm looking forward to some warm weather mushrooms!
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Post by oneshot on Apr 6, 2006 16:49:53 GMT -5
Love 'em. got a couple spots I hit during squirrel season. deeer like em' too.
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 1, 2006 8:44:23 GMT -5
Well its getting about that time of year again, has anyone found any or got any trees with fruit? I havent checked mine yet but might thursday after this heat blows out. h.h.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Aug 1, 2006 14:17:21 GMT -5
Love em.
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Post by hunter480 on Aug 1, 2006 18:39:55 GMT -5
As I remember, (I think), Bayou Bill Scifries wrote about paw paw`s, along with everything to do with Indiana outdoors.
How can I find and identify the trees?
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 1, 2006 19:58:13 GMT -5
I think the tree looks like a small hickory tree with bigger leaves. they usually are 15 feet tall and have a small oval shape green smooth skin fruit which is the paw paw. when ripe they are real soft and taste like bananas. just dont eat too many or you get a bad case of runs. lol heres a link to pictures of the trees and fruit. h.h. www.blossomnursery.com/pawpaw_TREE_&_FRUIT.html |
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Post by danf on Aug 1, 2006 20:56:53 GMT -5
They were blooming right before turkey season this year, my boss's woods are loaded with them. They were very distinguishable this spring, the flowers are over 1" diameter and are *deep* purple in color.
The leaves do look like hickory leaves, but are much longer in shape.
Gotta get to the woods soon and get some seeds!
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 3, 2006 21:52:19 GMT -5
I checked the paw paw trees today and only found two with fruit. the fruit was small and hard. id say it will be another 3 weeks or so before its ripe. h.h.
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