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Last night while hunting we treed and when we got there on the ground around the tree was a pile of small light green almost yellow fruit like things. I picked one up and noticed the sweet smell right away, it was soft when i squished it and had a very sweet smell, there were more coons sitting up over this patch. The fruit was just about half the size of a chicken egg, I`ve never seen they before and this was the first time I`ve ever hunted this bush. Also the fruit were growing from a vine on the ground not dropped from the tree.

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I picked a few last night, here`s a picture:

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Those are Paw Paws. Some folks think that's ya grandaddy...but it ain't! PaPa is how you spell that one!

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MMMMMM MMMMM

Those things are good! We used to call them "Indian bananas"...

You never had a Paw Paw pie?

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were you hunting in canada when you found them?

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Yes, I couldn`t figure out what they were. Never seen them before! Even the local land stweardship guy has no idea. Do coons eat them? When the dogs got treed there were 7 coons sitting up over this patch.

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..good stuff right there!!!!!!!......love me some Paw Paws........

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Coons will eat them but possums like them even better than coons. Surprised there were no possums there.

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Yes, I couldn`t figure out what they were. Never seen them before! Even the local land stweardship guy has no idea. Do coons eat them? When the dogs got treed there were 7 coons sitting up over this patch.

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Ain't never seen nothin' like that around here.Kinda wish we did. Them might be as god as a feeder bucket to train pups on.
Rob Gregory

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Around here paw paws grow on a small tree, not a vine. The trees are usually only 10 - 15 feet high with big leaves. They are a pale yellow with large seeds.

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wish they had them around here, the only place i seen them was around wyatt ind. they sure were good to eat and quench your thirst at the same time..

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Around here paw paws grow on a small tree, not a vine. The trees are usually only 10 - 15 feet high with big leaves. They are a pale yellow with large seeds.

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Good Old Country Song Kids Sang !!! " Pickin Up Paw Paws - Putem In Your Pockets " Con't


I Actualy Found the Words to it on the Net "Go Figure"

Where, oh where is dear little Danny?
Where, oh where is dear little Danny?
Where, oh where is dear little Danny?
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

Come on girls, let's go find him,
Come on girls, let's go find him,
Come on girls, let's go find him,
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Way down yonder in the paw-patch.

Where, oh where is dear old Nellie?
Where, oh where is dear old Nellie?
Where, oh where is dear old Nellie?
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

Come on boys, let's go find her,
Come on boys, let's go find her,
Come on boys, let's go find her,
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Way down yonder in the paw-patch.

Where, oh where is dear little Jimmy?
Where, oh where is dear little Jimmy?
Where, oh where is dear little Jimmy?
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

Come on girls, let's go find him,
Come on girls, let's go find him,
Come on girls, let's go find him,
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,
Way down yonder in the paw-patch.

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after looking at that tape measure, they are awful small to be paw paws. the ones i picked were the size of a pair.

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They Do look Different than Paw Paws !!

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they might be over riped ground cherrys.

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I picked a few last night, here`s a picture:

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nope... them dont look the paw paws around here!!! and ours grows on trees!!!

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We make paw paw wine and it's really good.Paw paw's are getting harder to find in Tenn.

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ok so they are not paw paws what are they?

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They look like mandrake, also known as may apples, common here in ny. , thats my guess.

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