He looks from the picture like a man who would be as soft as a frosted pawpaw."
"A Daughter of the Land"
Gene Stratton-Porter
One may learn to like this pawpaw, yes, but one must study hard.
"Short Stories and Essays From "Literature and Life""
William Dean Howells
Leave the laterals on the canes intended for next years' fruiting to grow unchecked, tying them neatly with bass, or pawpaw bark, or with rye straw.
"The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines"
George Husmann