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Betsy,

You will find less variability in pulp color, texture, and flavor as the tree 
matures over the next few years - I find the first crop from a tree is not a 
reliable indicator of future crops.  The larger fruit on a given tree will be 
about the same size, but there will always be small fruit with 1 - 5 seeds.  
The flavor of some pawpaw varieties changes with ripeness, and even dropped 
fruit may require a couple days at room temperature to reach optimum ripeness.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
>From: Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
>Sent: Sep 24, 2013 8:45 PM
>To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: [nafex] Pawpaw report - differences among fruit on same tree
>
>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
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