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Wilson Pawpaw

Wild and Heirloom

Wilson is a Wild and Heirloom variety, bred by Selected from the wild by John V. Creech on Black Mountain, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1985, mid season, ripening in September in Kentucky.

Flavor
Sweet, banana-pear flavor with a custard texture
Size
Small-medium, about 3 oz (90 g)
Seed
Seedier (~10% seed by weight)
Ripening
Mid season, ripening in September in Kentucky
Productivity
Heavy, averaging about 130 fruit per tree at KSU
Notes
Yellow skin with golden flesh

What growers say

Wilson is a wild Kentucky selection made by John V. Creech on Black Mountain in 1985. It bears small to medium fruit, around 90 grams each, with yellow skin and golden flesh, and is a heavy producer at roughly 130 fruit per tree in KSU trials. It ripens in September, and extension sources describe a sweet banana-pear flavor with a custard texture.

Fruit; yellow skin; golden flesh. Ripens in September in Kentucky. Fruit size small; averaging 90 g/fruit and 130 fruit per tree at KSU.

Source

Medium to large fruits with a sweet banana-pear flavor and custard texture.

Source

Drawn from grower discussions on growingfruit.org

Where to buy Wilson pawpaw trees

No verified nursery in the directory lists Wilson by name yet. Many growers sell it through the mail-order and online nurseries on PawpawMap, and you can browse nurseries by state to find a source near you.

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