I have always assumed you were from the UP but I guess it's only the UP
for photo ops. Where did you grow up.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/6/2012 10:35 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> While Paw Paw, Michigan was named after
>> the tree in 1837 it's at the extreme northern range of the tree.
>
> "Extreme" is a little bit of an understatement for the tropical
> variety, but "Asimina triloba" does reach up into Michigan and
> Ontario. In fact, it's range is extended up a bit along the shorelines
> of the Great Lakes where the lakes tend to control the limits of
> extreme winter cold temperatures a bit. If you note the map in
> Wikipedia, the line in Michigan follows a pretty specific terrain and
> soil shift. North of that line everything changes. I grew up right at
> that transition point. Twenty miles north is completely different than
> twenty miles south. The trees, soil and climate are different. Same
> with lower Ontario--that particular spot is very unusual in what can
> be grown--including tobacco. There was Paw Paw growing in the area
> where I grew up--well, OK, on the south edge of town and down in the
> riverflat. But that was it. By the time you get to Grand Haven, Paw
> Paw grew pretty well.
>
> AG
>
>
>
> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
>
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