They perish too easily for me, which is why I prefer apples 

I know for me personally, they are only ripe for a very short time.  And by the time I get back to the woods where I find them, the animals have already decided to harvest them for themselves.  

Just like morel mushrooms, there is a very short harvest season and people are pretty protective of where they find them.  

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I never thought Paw paw is the most fruit Americans look forward to buy