This may take you back a few years; but the song and the singer!
As a kid, did you ever wonder what a "Paw Paw patch" was?
We have Paw Paw trees on our property now. Dozens of them!
We noticed them last year, and again this year, when they were in flower.
The flowers of this native Paw Paw (Manasota Pawpaw) are a creamy yellow. They are cup shaped and hang down, limply.
The trees are also insignificant looking, most of them leaning at a 45° angle,
looking like they are doing poorly.
But we have Paw Paws!
I have read that as the fruit ages it will turn yellow-ish green to yellow-brown.
When ripe, if the tree is gently shaken,
the fruit falls to the ground.
If you hear me singing...I might be out picking up pawpaws in late summer or early fall.
I have read that the fruits taste something like bananas.
They don't travel well and last only a few days after picking,
which is why they are not found at grocery stores.
How interesting! I remember part of a song about "Picking up pawpaws and putting them in my pocket" but that's where that memory ends. Sounds like the fruit would be too fragile to survive in a pocket.
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Funny, but I thought the same thing - I figured that pocket would be a mushy mess!
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