These three fruits pick themselves by dropping to the ground when ripe: persimmon, pawpaw, and poncirus trifoliata, aka, “Flying Dragon” hardy orange. The latter is considered to be invasive in the southeastern US.

Ripening together, Mt Etna figs and select seedling pawpaws, a dropped hand of three. Grape-cherry jam flavor of the Mt Etnas – and the pawpaws given away but presumably with the flavor of the other pawpaws from the same tree. These Mt Etnas came from two inground bushes and one potted tree – northcentral WV… Continue reading Figs and Pawpaws

This seedling tree could be given the name peach bubblegum pawpaw, I suppose. Though basically and distinctly the flavor is very much simply … pawpaw. Very good. Great texture. Flavorful though less complex than Allegheny pawpaw variety. The first pawpaw tried here, the egg-shaped one cut open, tasted like ice cream bubble gum flavor with… Continue reading Pawpaw Tasting

First persimmon of the season tasted like a mild apricot, with slippery firm jelly texture. Judged to be “weird.” Far from fully ripe. Yates variety.

A couple good recent overviews of figs at Food Revolution Network: Figs: Are They Good for You and the Planet? by Ocean Robbins and How to Use Figs in Your Culinary Creations by Nichole Dandrea-Russert. Plenty of interesting links in each article to explore.

These four pawpaws dropped in a clump over the weekend. A bit firm so allowing to soften up before eating. From a seedling tree, 6 or 7 years old, of Edible Landscaping’s select pawpaws. Also biked a few miles this weekend on the C&O towpath in Maryland and going through a patch of pawpaw trees… Continue reading Pawpaws Dropping

Doe brings two spotted fawns to a peach tree where she munches fallen peaches, while the fawns snack on comfrey leaves, wild grape leaves, and other plants next to a fig bush and juniper bush and tree.

Abundant gold autumnberry (autumn olive). Can be invasive. Typically a sweeter taste than red autumnberry.