Pawpaw (1lb)

Quantity: 1lb (as seen in photos)
Origin: Southern Ontario & Northern Ontario
Seasonality: Late September-Mid October
Tree Ripened x Grown Wildly/Organically/Naturally

Pawpaws are a tropical fruit native to Southern Ontario. They are higher in vitamin C than fresh oranges and higher in potassium than fresh bananas. They can be eaten at many stages, but much like a mango or banana they reach their full potential after a couple days sitting out and softening a bit. The more they soften the sweeter and richer they will become. The taste: custard + mango + banana + butterscotch.

They are the only tropical fruit to grow in a temperate climate. It is believed that animals, such as: mega sloths, mammoths, and mastodons carried the seeds, after eating them, long distances; then releasing them throughout in what is now the U.S. and Southern Ontario. It is thanks to years of cultivating by different Indigenous tribes that we still find Pawpaw trees growing here in Southern Ontario. 

Ripening Tips: If your Pawpaw isn't soft then leave it out of the fridge, covered, with other ripe fruit (i.e. Avocados, bananas, apples, or pawpaw). 

WARNING - do not eat the seeds. Spit them out like you do a watermelon. Or save them in a damp paper towel, in plastic, and plant them in the spring.

CANADA WIDE ORDERS - Pawpaw does not ship well. If you order Pawpaw for a Canada Wide delivery we will try and send less ripe ones, but due to the high risk there are no refunds on Canada Wide Pawpaw orders.