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amantedelenguaje · 04-25-2012, 10:55 PM

I planted an Indiana banana, a.k.a pawpaw, a.k.a asimina triloba. I have heard of the song "Way Down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch," but I never knew what a pawpaw was. Since I've been into edible gardening, I decided to learn about pawpaws. Ironically, after researching pawpaws, I discovered a whole patch of pawpaw in my parents' back yard. Well, I got the shovel and dug up six of them to transplant to my yard. Pawpaws supposedly don't transplant well, but the robust plants from my parents' yard are doing fine.

Here are some pics from my parents' yard:
An immature flower

An immature flower (green) and a mature flower (burgundy)

Thin, wispy pawpaws in a patch by the fence

A cluster of forming fruits

A different cluster of forming fruits

04-25-2012, 10:55 PM	#1226 (permalink)
amantedelenguaje amantedelenguaje Zone: 7 Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 333 BananaBucks : 61,578 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 832 Times Was Thanked 599 Times in 200 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,393 Times	Re: What did you plant today (other plants)? I planted an Indiana banana, a.k.a pawpaw, a.k.a asimina triloba. I have heard of the song "Way Down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch," but I never knew what a pawpaw was. Since I've been into edible gardening, I decided to learn about pawpaws. Ironically, after researching pawpaws, I discovered a whole patch of pawpaw in my parents' back yard. Well, I got the shovel and dug up six of them to transplant to my yard. Pawpaws supposedly don't transplant well, but the robust plants from my parents' yard are doing fine. Here are some pics from my parents' yard: An immature flower An immature flower (green) and a mature flower (burgundy) Thin, wispy pawpaws in a patch by the fence A cluster of forming fruits A different cluster of forming fruits __________________ Last edited by amantedelenguaje : 04-25-2012 at 11:03 PM.