tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post1006872141087499372..comments2008-10-17T16:10:06.304-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1918356705234853652008-10-17T15:54:00.000-05:002008-10-17T15:54:00.000-05:00Jen,<BR/><BR/>Pawpaws will probably grow in NH. I've got a couple in my yard near Boston, and I hear that their natural range include Michigan. I got mine mail-order from Edible Landscaping (eat-it.com), you need two different varieties to make fruit, and hand-pollination helps. Expect 10 years from stick to fruiting.dr2chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-31958357275229569752008-10-02T13:41:00.000-05:002008-10-02T13:41:00.000-05:00Hey, I think you captured an image of Sasquatch in that pawpaw leaf photo.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-51159150873529352872008-10-02T10:49:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:49:00.000-05:00Thanks, mdmnm. I heartily concur that poop is at the root of most interesting natural history events.<BR/><BR/>Kyle, an online search for pawpaw will turn up as many references to papayas (a true tropical) as it does to North American pawpaws. I suspect that your confusion resides in that unfortunate fact. Truly, though, the American pawpaw is an underappreciated fruit.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-45826412605385435602008-10-02T10:34:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:34:00.000-05:00I hate to admit it, but I never even knew pawpaws grew in North America. About all I knew about them was that bears in India love the fruit -- learned that one from Disney!<BR/><BR/>"Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear, and you prick a raw paw... Well, next time beware. Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw, when you pick a pear try to use the claw. But you don't need to use the claw when you pick a pear of the big pawpaw!"<BR/><BR/>Oh, the lessons you learns....Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014655699830796979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-77897064255592291582008-10-02T10:24:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:24:00.000-05:00I think perhaps the mark of the best nature blogs is that, sooner or later (perhaps usually sooner) they come around to discussing scat. <BR/><BR/>Nice post.mdmnmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-9851868150434213582008-10-02T08:30:00.000-05:002008-10-02T08:30:00.000-05:00I don't believe we have paw paws in NH, but I did spend an hour on Sunday investigating a wild grapevine that had lots of fruit running straight up a young tree - the bunches I could get to wihthout a ladder or wings were pretty tasty - lightly sweet and a touch of tart. This is the first year I've seen it make fruit. I wonder if my septic system will handle wild grapes differently than store bought. I too have been reading Michael Pollan (Omnivore's Dilemma)and marvelling at the difference it's made in my perspectives. Interesting, thought provoking and fun to read stuff - even for a devoted novel reader.<BR/>I came across an old article about turtle watching from the NH paper, the Keene Sentinel while searching for snapping turtle info online and thought I'd share. The first few paragraphs had me howling - and also describe my birding skills to a tee! <BR/>http://www.almostgruntled.com/stories/Sentinel/turtle.htmlJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11159011801441243948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-37188894623378530222008-10-02T05:34:00.000-05:002008-10-02T05:34:00.000-05:00I just kept hearing a song in my head about a PawPaw patch... what's that about? It's on a tree for goodness sakes, and now I want to try one too! I truly had no idea it was considered a fruit.Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-2536163316604273132008-10-01T21:00:00.000-05:002008-10-01T21:00:00.000-05:00Mojo--so good to see you here. I have been steeped in Pollan (and pollen) of late. Busted.<BR/><BR/>Mas non, Heather, we made the paw paw festival on Sunday, the kids, Chet and I. You know the blog ant...it takes me awhile. It wasn't nearly as fun as last year. Too windy thanks to hurricane remnants. The HockHocking Adena Bike Path RAWKS.<BR/><BR/>Michael, I'll blog on processing pawpaws in a later post. I've figured out what works for me. It ain't easy but it's fun.<BR/><BR/>Toni, you can order the frozen pulp online--it comes in orangeish blocks. I have ziploc bags full of my own pawpaw pulp in the freezer. Good in smoothies! although it doesn't exactly make us ...smooth.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-68657682222993375272008-10-01T20:49:00.000-05:002008-10-01T20:49:00.000-05:00Now this is the second blog post I've seen on PawPaws and I am curious to try this succulent fruit.Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00021360855817039262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-32110367131475610562008-10-01T20:18:00.000-05:002008-10-01T20:18:00.000-05:00Asimina triloba (paw paw) has been investigated for use as a pesticide and as an anti-cancer agent. The active ingredients are called acetogenins. I once tried to separate the seeds from the pulp using a Foley food mill and the resultant product was quite toxic due to the seed coats rubbing off into the pulp. Needless to say we through it out....Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15091372294557873300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-60946987731730619142008-10-01T20:06:00.000-05:002008-10-01T20:06:00.000-05:00Ha! Ha! Laughing out loud. Poor, poor raccoon.Island Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04338707720934732800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-12846102906766532652008-10-01T19:54:00.000-05:002008-10-01T19:54:00.000-05:00What? No photos of the bikes?<BR/><BR/>This makes me think of Michael Pollen's "Botany of Desire" and his theory that some plants use humanity to promote their own survival by making themselves desirable to people who spread them by breeding and cultivation.MojoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-9356895782595582902008-10-01T18:39:00.000-05:002008-10-01T18:39:00.000-05:00Yay, you were in my neck of the woods (Athens County)! Isn't the bike path just lovely, especially this time of year? <BR/><BR/>We have some Pawpaw trees on our property (of the young, gangly understory variety), and I've yet to see them bear fruit. It's kind of discouraging. Maybe someday. You just missed the annual Pawpaw festival at Lake Snowden in Albany a few weeks back. Glad you finally had your first tasting experience. Oh, and I always wondered what Bill's caveman name was...Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791185232391134319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-20945774520883652192008-10-01T17:58:00.000-05:002008-10-01T17:58:00.000-05:00Zebra swallowtails use the Paw-Paws as their host plant - I know they're around here somewhere...<BR/><BR/>"However, I’m not sure that our septic tank is precisely where the pawpaw hopes they will end up." Hysterical!<BR/><BR/>Chloe could have used some of that fruit yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laughs.<BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-70538067759087313122008-10-01T17:53:00.000-05:002008-10-01T17:53:00.000-05:00The first time I saw a pawpaw fruit, I was hiking with friends in NC. None of us had ever seen one before, and we had no idea what it was. One of my more adventurous friends tried eating one, and I was horrified. When we got back, we looked them up and I was reieved to learn that they are indeed edible.Dog_geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12797650391128520269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-56799001872407797632008-10-01T17:04:00.000-05:002008-10-01T17:04:00.000-05:00No kidding, poor raccoon!!<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to plant a couple (or more if a friend will spare them) in our woods this fall--in a dim corner where they'll settle in well beneath our large oaks.<BR/>I learned this summer that Zebra Swallowtails rely on PawPaws for their host plant.<BR/><BR/>Not a bad pay-off: Beautiful butterflies and tasty fruit!<BR/><BR/>How's that raccoon?ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-34383827126333994052008-10-01T15:55:00.000-05:002008-10-01T15:55:00.000-05:00Looking at the size of the fruit/seeds I can't help but think they may have evolved as a result of the company of bigger game - they look like perfect little morsels for megafauna!tai hakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295682681054506388noreply@blogger.com