Saturday, February 3, 2018

Paw Paw and Figs!! In NE Oregon?


Paw Paw:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba 


Paw Paw fruit
The largest edible fruit native to the Eastern United States and Canada and grows wild in twenty-six states. It belongs to the genus Asimina in the same plant family (the Annonaceae) as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, ylang-ylang and soursop.  The Paw Paw is a small deciduous tree native to the eastern United States and Canada, producing a large, yellowish-green to brown fruit and is a patch-forming (clonal) understory tree found in well-drained, deep, fertile bottom-land and hilly upland habitat, with large, simple leaves. They are commonly eaten raw, but also make excellent ice cream and baked desserts, fruits have a sweet, custardish flavor somewhat similar to banana, mango, and cantaloupe. 

Chicago Fig:
https://www.starkbros.com/products/fruit-trees/fig-trees/chicago-hardy-fig

Also called bensonhurst purple fig

Chicago Hardy Fig
Productive and easy to grow. Bears delicious medium-size figs. Exhibits drought-tolerance once established. May die back in colder climates and resume growth in spring. Bears fruit early on new growth. Fruit produced on the older wood will appear in early summer and fruit on new growth will appear in early fall. Ripe fruit has a dark mahogany color. Originates from Sicily. Grows well in containers! Heat-tolerant. Ripens in July through frost. Self-pollinating. When mature, this tree will be approximately 15 - 30’ tall x 15 - 35’ wide, if not containered and pruned.


Characteristics
Fruit ColorPurple
Fruit SizeMedium
PollinationSelf-pollinating
Ripens/HarvestJuly Through Frost
Shade/SunPartial Shade - Full Sun
Soil CompositionLoamy
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Soil pH Level6.0 - 6.5
TasteSweet
TextureFine Grained
Years to Bear1 - 2
Zone Range5 - 10