Item Synonyms Description
Al Horn's White Hailing from the pawpaw orchard of the late, great pawpaw enthusiast Al Horn of Indiana, this pawpaw attains large size in the 7-12 oz range. Creamy, very sweet flesh with coconut/cherimoya like flavor. This pawpaw ripens late in the season.
Belle Large, luscious fruits with superior flavor profile. Discovered near the Green River in Hart County, KY. It has wonderful flavor, some say with a cinnamon aftertaste. Productive, high quality, exceptional flavor and has no bitterness or aftertaste.
Collins Selected in GA. This variety has proven itself to do well in the lower South. 1/2 pound yellow fleshed variety with a rich, banana-like flavor. Great choice for folks further south and works well for up north too. Fruit ripens late August through September.
Convis Selected from Corwin Davis orchard. Large fruit, yellow flesh; ripens 1st week of October.
Davis Selected from the wild in MI by Corwin Davis in 1959. Introduced in 1961 from Bellevue, MI. Medium sized fruit, up to 5 inches long; green skin; yellow flesh; large seed; ripens 1st week of October; keeps well in cold storage.
Glaserd Selected by P. Glaser of Evansville, IN. Medium size fruit.
Greenriver Belle Original tree grown near the Green River in Hart County, Kentucky. Selected by Carol Friedman in 1998.
IXL Hybrid of Overleese and Davis; large fruit, yellow flesh; ripens 2nd week of October.
Jonathan
Kirsten Hybrid seedling of Taytwo x Overleese; selected by Tom Mansell
Lady D
LA Native From LA, blooms late in TN, small fruit.
Lynn’s Favorite Selected from Corwin Davis orchard. Yellow fleshed, large fruit; ripens 2nd week of October.
Mango Selected from the wild in Tifton, GA, by Major C. Collins in 1970. Vigorus growth.
Marla
Mary Foos Johnson Selected from the wild in Kansas by Milo Gibson. Seedling donated to North Willamette Expt. Sta., Aurora, OR, by Mary Foos Johnson. Large fruit; yellow skin; butter-color flesh; few seeds; ripens first week of October.
Middletown Selected from the wild in Middletown, OH, by Ernest J. Downing in 1915. Ripens in mid-September. Fruit size small; averaging 75 g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree.
Mitchell slightly yellow skin, golden flesh, few seeds. Fruit size medium; averaging 115 g/fruit and 60 fruit per tree.
NC-1 Hybrid seedling of Davis x Overleese; selected by R. Douglas Campbell, Ontario, Canada, in 1976. Fruit has few seeds; yellow skin and flesh; thin skin; early ripening, early September. Fruit size large; averaging 180 g/fruit and 45 fruit per tree.
Overleese Selected from the wild in Rushville, IN, by W.B. Ward in 1950. Ripens early September. Fruit size large
PA-Golden 1 Selected as seedling from seed originating from George Slate collection by John Gordon, Amherst, NY. Fruit has yellow skin when ripening, golden flesh; matures late August. Fruit size medium; averaging 110 g/fruit and 120 fruit per tree.
PA-Golden 2 yellow skin, golden flesh; matures mid-September.
PA-Golden 3 yellow skin, golden flesh; matures mid-September.
PA-Golden 4 yellow skin, golden flesh; matures mid-September.
Prolific Selected by Corwin Davis, Bellevue, MI, in mid-1980s. Large fruit, yellow flesh; ripens first week of October. Fruit size medium.
Rebecca's Gold Selected from Corwin Davis seed, Bellevue, MI., by J.M. Riley in 1974. Medium sized fruit; kidney-shaped; yellow flesh. Fruit size medium.
Ruby Keenan Medium size fruit with excellent flavor.
SAA-Overleese Selected from Overleese seed by John Gordon, Amherst, NY, in 1982. Large fruit; rounded shape; green skin; yellow flesh; few seeds; matures in mid-October.
SAA-Zimmerman Selected as seedling from seed originating from G.A. Zimmerman collection by John Gordon, Amherst, NY, in 1982. Large fruit; yellow skin and flesh; few seeds.
Sibley
Sue Selected in southern IN. Medium fruit size, yellow flesh, skin yellow when ripe.
Sunflower Selected from the wild in Chanute, KS, by Milo Gibson in 1970. Tree reported to be self-fertile. Large fruit; yellow skin; butter-color flesh; few seeds; ripens early to mid-September. Fruit size large; averaging 155 g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree.
Sun-Glo Yellow skin, yellow flesh,large fruit; ripens 1st week of October.
Sweet Alice Selected from the wild in West Virginia by Homer Jacobs of the Holden Arboretum, Mentor, OH, in 1934. Fruit size medium.
Sweet Virginia
Taylor Selected from the wild in Eaton Rapids, MI, by Corwin Davis in 1968. Fruit; green skin; yellow flesh; ripens in September. Fruit size medium; averaging 110 g/fruit and 70 fruit per tree.
Taytwo light-green skin; yellow flesh; ripens in September. Fruit size medium; averaging 120 g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree.
Tollgate Yellow fleshed, LArge fruit, ripens 1st week of October.
Tropical Treat Selected from the wild in Kentucky by Woody Walker in 2010. Medium sized fruit, up to 6 inches long; yellow greenish skin, yellow flesh, large seed, ripens mid-August, keeps well in cold storage. Has a thick skin and tastes like Mango with just a hint of pineapple.
WelIs Selected from the wild in Salem, IN, by David Wells in 1990. Fruit; green skin; orange flesh. Ripens mid to late-September. Fruit size medium; averaging 105 g/fruit and 65 fruit per tree.
Wilson Selected from the wild on Black Mountain, Harlan Co., KY, by John V. Creech in 1985. Fruit; yellow skin; golden flesh. Ripens in September. Fruit size small; averaging 90 g/fruit and 130 fruit per tree.
Zimmerman Selected in NY from G.A. Zimmerman seed by George Slate. Medium sized fruit.