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Re: 2017 Wild Pawpaw Watch Thread
« Reply #25 on: September 19, 2017, 05:59:49 PM »
Correction of my previous comment.  I am unable to send the PICTURES I have taken of the 3 pawpaw plants loaded with fruits and the harvested fruits. Triphal

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Re: 2017 Wild Pawpaw Watch Thread
« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2017, 03:44:33 PM »
Correction of my previous comment.  I am unable to send the PICTURES I have taken of the 3 pawpaw plants loaded with fruits and the harvested fruits. Triphal

Another forum member sent me some of the pictures (thanks!) Here are the links:
https://postimg.cc/image/h32jg46qd/
https://postimg.cc/image/74hktmxat/

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Re: 2017 Wild Pawpaw Watch Thread
« Reply #27 on: September 21, 2017, 05:10:32 PM »
Correction of my previous comment.  I am unable to send the PICTURES I have taken of the 3 pawpaw plants loaded with fruits and the harvested fruits. Triphal

Another forum member sent me some of the pictures (thanks!) Here are the links:
https://postimg.cc/image/h32jg46qd/
https://postimg.cc/image/74hktmxat/
They look wonderfully yummy!  :P

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Re: 2017 Wild Pawpaw Watch Thread
« Reply #28 on: January 04, 2018, 04:54:16 PM »
Here are some pictures of the Pawpaw festival I managed to get to last October in the Netherlands. It was great! They really have all the varieties there and you could see, taste and learn everything about Pawpaws

I had my first taste of Pawpaw and it was absolutely delicious. I had read about this fruit for over 8 years and never tasted one... This is a very very good fruit. I drove 2 hours to get to the Country Winery  http://www.freshplaza.com/article/141943/Biggest-paw-paw-production-of-Northern-Europe-in-the-Nijverdal

They had lots of things going on and were selling Pawpaw trees, seeds, jam, pie and even Pawpaw beer. If you are ever in the neighborhood, go take a look there. He is the only guy that sells Petersons Pawpaws in Europe, he has a license from him and knows Mr. Peterson personally.

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A beautiful place and a sunny day:




The propagation greenhouse




The Pawpaw Orchard




Some of the grafted plants for sale






My prize and bounty after a very nice daytrip




Hope you enjoyed the pictures - I'll have to wait a couple of years for my first fruits...

Oh, I almost forgot, this is their website: http://www.countrywinery.nl/
« Last Edit: January 04, 2018, 05:00:19 PM by Solko »

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Re: 2017 Wild Pawpaw Watch Thread
« Reply #29 on: January 04, 2018, 09:14:30 PM »
That's awesome, Solko! Thanks for sharing this.
I love your excitement for the pawpaw. Reminds me of how excited i was to finally taste one after hunting them in the wild. Man, I even remember how exciting it was to even locate my first tree, let alone eat the fruit (which came a bit later).
There was a gentleman from the Netherlands at the 4th Pawpaw Conference in 2016. But it was not this fellow. For a second I thought I would be able to say I'd met this man :)
Very exciting.
I think you have several years of a headstart on me....my trees will finally be planted in April 2018, if God allows...
So I have a long wait ahead of me for fruit :)

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Re: 2017 Wild Pawpaw Watch Thread
« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2018, 06:44:44 AM »
WOW! Great post my friend! Very interesting. I'm a very big entusiastic about pawpaws and i never eat one... i want to start a production here, it will be great!