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[Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>]

Interesting Lee. Because this is my first crop, and I am learning when 
pawpaws are ripe, I did not pick any, I just gathered the drops.  So 
they were all ripe enough to drop!

Have you noticed variability in color from a single tree as well?

On 9/24/2013 8:55 PM, Lee Reich wrote:
> I have always been amazed at the differences in flavor and size of fruits on 
> a single tree. When you factor in degree of ripeness, the flavor differences 
> become even greater, although much of the flavor difference might be due to 
> differences in ripeness because all the fruits on a tree do not ripen 
> together. The spread is greater than for many fruit trees.
> .
> Lee Reich, PhD
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> On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Elizabeth Hilborn wrote:
>
> > My 6 year at site Shenandoah has finally produced a crop. My 2 year at
> > site Potomac produced a single flower which apparently was enough to
> > pollinate multiple Shenandoah flowers.
> >
> > The taste of the fuit was very good, but what really caught my attention
> > was the variability among the fruits; some of them had creamy white
> > flesh, some pale yellow and some a peach color. The flavors differed
> > among fruits too- from a vanilla-custard to a tutti fruity sweetness,
> > and the one I had today tasted just like a very ripe banana.
> >
> > I guess it is normal for fruit sizes to differ depending upon the fruit
> > growing alone or in a cluster- I did observe that as well. Has anyone
> > else noticed this kind of color and flavor variability from a single
> > selected variety?
> >
> > Betsy Hilborn
> > 7a NC
> > __________________