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Pawpaws
Potomac Pawpaw
✓ VerifiedUnited States (Peterson Pawpaws breeding program)
Potomac is another Neal Peterson release, named after the Potomac River watershed near where much of his decades-long pawpaw evaluation work was based, part of the same rigorous, self-funded breeding effort that has been credited with doing more than any single program to establish pawpaw as a serious modern orchard fruit.
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
Part of the same modern breeding program that produced Shenandoah, Susquehanna, and Allegheny.
Recommendations
A good addition to a Peterson-cultivar-focused pawpaw planting.
Flavor Profile
Rich tropical flavor typical of the modern Peterson releases
Quick facts
Skin color
Green
Size
Medium to large
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 5-8
Chill hours
400