Ellis Pawpaw

*** Out of Stock***

Indian Bananas

August 2012 Harvest

Need cold-stratification (in refrigerator) at 40F (4C) through January 2013 before germination

Ellis pawpaw seeds come from a tree-cluster with high productivity located in an old neighborhood that's been around since the mid-1800s. There are at least two varieties in the tree-cluster. In 2010 the yield easily exceeded 80 lbs, and it was probably more than 100 pounds. In 2011 we picked more than 25 gallons.

The fruit has a sweet and mellow-taste that we never get tired of (unlike some of the other trees). The skin is blemish-free with a light golden-green color and scuppernong blush. These ripen very early like most pawpaw trees in Richmond, KY -- about the same time as the Pennsylvania Golden cultivar -- from mid-August to early September in Central Kentucky. Seedlings are likely to produce fruits that vary considerably from one tree to the next.

This product is the best offering for deer hunters that want a lot of "bait trees" for their money. The aroma of ripening pawpaw fruit is irresistible to deer and there are plenty of fruits on these trees.

Blemish-free skin with golden orange flesh-- pawpaw fruits are shown above Abraham Lincoln, a Kentuckian. Fruit spotting is NOT a problem on these trees or on other pawpaw trees in the same neighborhood.

Though the trees look typical, they are heavy producers. In 2010 the ground was covered with more than 400 medium sized fruits.

Historical Footnote

The trees originated from the Ellis orchard property that was located in the neighborhood during the late 1800s. Ellis was the town grocer. A Richmond Climax Newspaper real estate ad noted pawpaws and other orchard trees on the Ellis property in 1904. In the 1980s there were about 10 orchard trees observed in the yards shown in the picture.