My Little Paw Paw Tree

 

This is year number three for my pair of Paw Paws. Year one, blooms, but not enough between the two trees to really pollinate.

Year two, a couple paw paws which fell off during a big storm.

Year three, this cluster of four paw paws, whose only flaw was a spittle bug leaving some white at the base of one of them. I was hopeful. They were almost ripe.

Last week I went to check on them, and they were gone. I spotted it from a long way away. Just gone. Then, I noticed that not only had something eaten my fruit, but threw it up next to the tree!
After scouring the ground, I found a couple remains and was able to smell and feel the fruit. Pretty sure that the size of the gigantic bite marks were raccoon. It smelled really yummy. Soft to the touch. The rind is still green but the fruit was yellow inside. I had been feeling them and waiting for them to turn yellow.
In the Bible it tells us to wait until the third year and the harvest is ours, so I assume next year is the year!