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Cricket Hill Garden
Select pawpaw seedlings from named parents (Taytwo, Overleese, NC-1, IXL, Peterson); zone-6-grown stock; open Wed-Sat in season.
Rebecca's Gold Pawpaw
Wild and Heirloom
Rebecca's Gold is a Wild and Heirloom variety, bred by Selected in Northern California from U.C. Davis seed, 1974, mid to late season, ripening September to October.
- Flavor
- Very sweet and richly flavored
- Size
- Medium, 3-6 oz (85-170 g)
- Seed
- Fleshy
- Ripening
- Mid to late season, ripening September to October
- Productivity
- Yields 30 or more pounds per tree
- Notes
- Greenish-yellow skin with creamy yellow flesh
What growers say
Rebecca's Gold is an early West Coast selection grown from U.C. Davis seed in Northern California in 1974. It produces large fruit, roughly 3 to 6 inches long, with greenish-yellow skin and creamy yellow flesh that growers describe as very sweet and richly flavored. It ripens September into October, yields 30 or more pounds per tree, and is hardy to about minus 20 F.
An excellent selection from Northern California that produces large, very sweet and richly flavored fruit.
Where to buy Rebecca's Gold pawpaw trees
Of 5 nurseries that ship Rebecca's Gold pawpaw, 5 were checked this week and 2 show stock as of July 29, 2026.
- Cricket Hill GardenSold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- One Green WorldIn stockchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Planting Justice (formerly Rolling River Nursery)Sold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Raintree NurserySold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Restoring EdenIn stockchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
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One Green World
Ships seeds and plants to all 50 states; pawpaw varieties currently on email-when-available pre-order.
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Raintree Nursery
Mail-order bare-root/potted; 18+ pawpaw varieties priced, currently sold out.
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Restoring Eden
Ships plants year-round; current winter retail hours.
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