Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Cultivars: Extinct and Rediscovered
Table 1: List of extinct and rediscovered Pawpaw cultivars (35 varieties)
Cultivar Name | Distribution | Year of origin | Last record | Status |
Arkansas Beauty | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Betty Wirt | 1960 | ? | Extinct | |
Buckman | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Cheatwood | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Cheely | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Cox Favorite | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Early Best | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Early Cluster | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Endicott | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Fairchild | 1925 | ? | Extinct | |
Gable | 1940 | ? | Extinct | |
Hahn | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Hengst | 1938 | ? | Extinct | |
Holtwood | 1938 | ? | Extinct | |
Hope's August | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Hope's September | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Jumbo | 1940 | ? | Extinct | |
Kercheval | 1960 | ? | Extinct | |
Ketter | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Lawvere | 1960 | ? | Extinct | |
Long John | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Martin | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Mudge | 1960 | ? | Extinct | |
Osbourne | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Oswald | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Potter | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Propst Early | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Rees | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Roach | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Schriber | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Scott | 1900 | ? | Extinct | |
Shannondale | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Taylor | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Tiedke | 1930 | ? | Extinct | |
Uncle Tom | 1896 | ? | Extinct |
Source: http://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/Pawpaw35ExtinctNealPeterson.htm
The following book may include further pawpaws to add to this list: Moore, Andrew. (2015). Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing. Especially tantalising is the chapter entitled, 'Hunting the Lost Ketter Fruit'. If you have this book and can shed any light on any relevant content please contact us.