#2048981 - 08/28/10 05:34 PM
Wild fruit ID
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TNDeerGuy
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I was shooting at Old Hickory archery range and noticed a tree that had some type of fruit underneath it and have never come across this particular type of tree before--unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me. The leaves were some what football shaped and approx 6 inches x 4 inches and the fruit was green and oval potato shaped. I opened the fruit and it was very sweet smelling almost like a apricot/papaya and it had an orange flesh with seeds inside that were approx penny sized. Any ideas?
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#2049030 - 08/28/10 06:18 PM
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stik
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paw paws
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#2049043 - 08/28/10 06:37 PM
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wlf89
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paw paws x2
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#2049066 - 08/28/10 07:03 PM
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PawPaw tree
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#2049081 - 08/28/10 07:30 PM
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TNDeerGuy
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Great...are they safe to eat, because the way the smelled I could eat them until the cows come home
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#2049121 - 08/28/10 08:08 PM
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wlf89
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i think so i have never seen one just heard of them
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#2049122 - 08/28/10 08:08 PM
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taste like a banana.
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#2049264 - 08/28/10 10:00 PM
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Paw Paw fruit (also called prairie banana, Hoosier banana or poor man's banana) is a fruit of a plant native to North America. The seeds have insecticidal properties.
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#2049857 - 08/29/10 02:40 PM
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SALTMAN
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Knothead , whatszat mean ? Don't eat the seeds or what ? My deer love them wish there were a lot more bearing fruit !
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#2049889 - 08/29/10 03:04 PM
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Good time Charlie
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Deer do not eat Paw Paws,opossums and coons might
At least I have never seen any sign of a deer eating them
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