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Pawpaws
Mitchell Pawpaw
✓ VerifiedUnited States
Mitchell is a widely listed older pawpaw cultivar with medium-sized fruit, golden, slightly yellow-skinned flesh, and excellent flavor. I was not able to find a documented breeder or discovery story for this variety beyond its consistent inclusion in long-running Missouri and Kentucky pawpaw variety trials. If you have a source for this variety's background, it can be corrected with real information.
Submitted by @system · 10 days ago
Counts toward the overall Top Tier Fruit list — every category's votes are compared the same way.
Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 5-8
Chill hours
~400 hours
Pollination
Needs a genetically different pawpaw variety nearby.
Care info
A well-documented cultivar with a long history in university reference collections.
Recommendations
A solid choice backed by a long track record in institutional trials.
Flavor Profile
Excellent quality, rich classic pawpaw flavor in a large fruit
Quick facts
Skin color
Green
Size
Large
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 5-8
Chill hours
400