How to find pawpaws in the wild. North America's tropical fruit.

I've eaten pawpaws, but I've never seen the tree. I am in the process of turning my property into a food forest and want to grow pawpaw. So, I went searching for ripe paw paw fruits to plant seeds and grow my own.

[@ginacook4721]

I have tried paw paw once and have been wanting to get my hands on some since. 😂

[@TylerLloyd]

Yeah, it is a special fruit and the difficulty of getting them and the short season makes them even better. I’ve planted some paw paw trees on my property, but it will be 5+ years before I have any fruit.

[@whotfisdeeom]

I am from pakistan and i love watching your videos. I had never heard of this fruit before. 😆

[@TylerLloyd]

I appreciate it. It is delicious but very local to the US. I bet Pakistan has lots of fruits I’ve never heard of 😆

[@whotfisdeeom]

@@TylerLloyd HAHAHAHA true

[@melissahoneybee8493]

This is interesting. These look to be very different from what we in Australia know as Pawpaw which are much larger and orange when ripe. Pawpaw here is a tropical fruit and has lots of small seeds in a central cavity, kind of like a cantaloupe (which we call Rockmelon).

[@TylerLloyd]

Ah, yes, we call those papayas here. I love papayas, if just right, but find you really need to live in or very near a tropical environment to find a good one.

[@modernmountaineer]

ive been on a pawpaw kick of late. and waiting for the mayapples. i wasnt aware the poisonous mayapple plant produces a little apple that is poisonous until its ripe, then becomes safe to eat. but not the seeds. im very interested in wild fruit

[@TylerLloyd]

Same! I found a patch of Mayapples near my house. I may relocate some closer, but eagerly awaiting the fruit to be ripe.