Pawpaw fruit tree

[Growanything]

Folks,

You know the Custard Apple fruits you have tried while on holiday abroad? These trees need a sub-tropical climate to grow well. They grows fields of them in Spain, Portugal etc... In Birmingham, when they are in season, Custard Apples are sold in Indian greengrocery shops and from time to time in Birmingham Bull Ring market. Very sweet and smells like pineapple, vanilla...

Well, NOW you can grow them in your garden, too!!! For this similar species is very cold hardy, just like apple trees in your garden.

You know that in North America they have a similar Custard Apple-like species that grows wild in the forests over there. The locals call them Pawpaw or Red Indian Banana. Their fruits have smoother skin, as big as a Pear fruit and the flesh inside tastes just like the Spanish Custard Apple.

Pawpaw (or Red Indian Banana) and Custard Apple are members of the Magnolia tree family. They have started to sell Pawpaw trees in Germany, Belgium...
You can buy the Pawpaw fruit trees now from Thompson & Morgan U.K

Google: Thompson Morgan Pawpaw
If you want to look at more Pawpaw fruits and trees, Youtube: Pawpaw

[veggiechicken]

Hi Growanything, Just had a look at T&Ms but they're out of stock of the pawpaw which is a pity.
I've always wanted to grow cherimoyas and keep looking for the fruit to try it from seed.

[binley100]

P'haps they grow it in Kuffel Creek ?

[veggiechicken]

Where's that Bins?

[binley100]

tis in the good old US of A .......

better climate for pawpaws and pineapples there methinks.........

[veggiechicken]

Doesn't sound like it would do too well in the good old UK then, unless it down south.... Don't think I'll rush to buy one.

[binley100]

well didn't Zaz grow one from seed ? May be worth trying that first ......cheaper and you get to eat the fruit

[veggiechicken]

Somebody (are you listening?) promised to let me know when the fruit are on sale - then I'm off shopping. Half the fun is growing it yourself from seed - and I do like a challenge!!

[binley100]

But a cherimoya is a custard apple and a pawpaw is a papaya ....which one are you after ?

[veggiechicken]

Cherimoya really - I love Custard apples and I thought reading Growanything's post that this pawpaw was similar. Maybe it isn't - I'd hate to wait years for it to fruit and find it didn't taste at all like yummy custard.

[binley100]

If you look up growing papaya from seed , they are meant to be quick growing but you need a male and a female plant .........

[veggiechicken]

I'm not having that sort of thing going on 'ere....

[binley100]

Well you won't be happy growing a cherimoya then cos apparently you need to pollinate them .........

[veggiechicken]

Deffo not for me then.... let nature take its course without interference.

[veggiechicken]

Thanks Growanything. I'm a sucker for trying to grow plants from strange fruit and veg that I see in shops. I do worry a bit though about some of the plant retailers who seem to advertise their plants as - having wonderful fruits but not making it clear that you need perfect conditions and probably a heated greenhouse for fruit to ripen.
I know some folk are lucky with lemons - sadly, I'm not!