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Pawpaws are referenced in the song "Bare Necessities" from the 1967 Disney "Jungle Book" movie. Because of that I always assumed there were an exotic fruit that
by ThinkingGuy 2y ago
Pawpaws are referenced in the song "Bare Necessities" from the 1967 Disney "Jungle Book" movie. Because of that I always assumed there were an exotic fruit that only grew in India or some faraway tropical land.
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I was well into my adulthood when I learned they grow right in my home state here in the US.
- pvaldes 2y agoPawpaw fruit does not look like a pear. That reference in the song is for a different fruit from genus Carica (Papaya). The true pawpaw is from genus Asimina.