KY Legend (“Titan”)

Very good, “Sunflower””/pineapple flavor; Mid- Late ripening

Introduced to the market by Woody Walker, “KY Legend-Titan” is from a batch of experimental seeds given to Cliff England of Sandgap, KY by breeder Jerry Lehman of Terra Haute, IN around 2010. The seeds are a cross between “Jerry’s Big Girl” (“Sunflower” x “Sam Norris 15”) and “Jerry’s Delight” (open-pollinated KY 8-2). The flavor is very good and has been likened to that of “Sunflower” and pineapple. The firm flesh keeps well even without refrigeration and will continue to ripen after it has been picked, unlike almost every other cultivar of pawpaw. The tree is exceptionally productive and also has characteristics of gigantism in the leaves and fruits with an average fruit size of over 12 ounces. (The largest fruits can be over 1 ½ pounds.) It ripens mid-late season.

* Result of Jerry Lehman’s breeding work with contributions from Cliff England and Woody Walker

* Very large fruit size

* Exceptionally productive

* Ripens after being picked/ Keeps well without refrigeration

* Firm flesh

* Very good, “Sunflowerish”/pineapple flavor

* Mid- Late ripening