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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

The PA golden that I'm growing are from seeds from John Gordon, a
breeder in upstate NY.  As far as I know they aren't delineated by a
number.  What are the other early varieties that are early ripeners?
This is the first time I'm hearing that there are other varieties that
might work in Wisconsin.  The new batch of seed that I'm growing out
from John Gordon are a mix of all his genetics.

~mIEKAL

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Ron Powell, PhD <Botrytis@fuse.net> wrote:
> I have 5 years of pawpaw production data in USDA Zone 6 and PA Golden is not
> necessarily the earliest cultivar to ripen!  It is among a group of pawpaws
> to ripen early but certainly not the earliest.  Which PA Golden are you
> talking about?  I am growing at least 4 different PA Golden cultivars 1, 2,
> 3, & 4.  I think that you have a good idea but may want to consider
> broadening your list of pawpaws to cross.
>
> Ron in Zone 6
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "mIEKAL aND" <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] good tasting paw paws
>
>
> As a followup thought. Perhaps a reason to plant some of those other
> varieties up here in the far northern reaches of pawpaw possibilities
> would be to create some crosses with the PA Golden.  Even if the fruit
> wouldn't ripe up here, perhaps the flowering times would similar in
> the spring.
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 1:33 PM, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Now that I've been able to get PA Golden to ripen here in WI, I wonder
>> if Sunflower or Prolific would have any chance to get close to
>> ripening. I'm assuming all pawpaw varities would be cold hardy here
>> but the issue is length of growing season for far northern growers.
>>
>> ~mIEKAL
>>
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