To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Paw Paw seedlings
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:57:44 -0500
It's very easy for me to understand how a couple of persimmon seeds
could have been incorporated into a batch of pawpaw seed when you
have a nursery operator, like John Gordon - or myself - who's
gathering/cleaning/storing both persimmon & pawpaw seeds in large
quantities. And, the physical appearance of persimmon & pawpaw seeds
is not all that different - granted, most pawpaw seeds are larger and
thicker than the typical persimmon seed - but I've seen some large
persimmon seeds that were bigger than some small pawpaw seed. If you
were planting a large quantity - like the pound or two that mIEKAL
was working with, you might not even notice a couple of persimmon
seeds as being significantly different.
Pretty unlikely that John Gordon's got A.parviflora growing in
Amherst, NY, as it's pretty much a zone 7-8 plant.
Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY