Any sources for near, bearing-age trees?  I'm too old to wait for pay-day!  I willing to pay the vig for almost instant gratification.  Is this possible with Paw-Paws?  What varieties will cross-pollinate, and flower at the same time?

Frank

Hey Dan, Sounds good. Do you have the day that your doing, or is that up in the air still? When you know, give me a location and I'll be there. Sounds like Barry will be too.

luke

I have read that pawpaws come 80% true from seed. I bought several grafted trees from Nolin River Nursery this spring and thougt I got very nice trees.  I plan to order from them again this spring. England's Nursery also has some interesting grafted trees for sale. I have started seeds the last 3 years and they are still in pots. I plan to plant some in the woods behind my house next spring where I have several nonblooming stands of pawpaw. I think the stands are suckers from the same tree and can't pollinate itself.

I just finished making Pawpaw Sorbet... Yumm... it came out really good. I'll have lots of seeds. 

I went on a Paw Paw hunt today.  Here are some photos.  I'm in southeast Mischigan.   It's been a hot dry summer and we had a very late hard frost.  I think they would have been bigger and more plentiful if we wouldn't have gotten that late frost and only 3 days of rain all summer.  In this area I think I found all 4 of the remaining Paw Paws that were left on the trees. Lots of squirrels. What I learned is that Paw Paws are a understory tree that need some shade for growing.  I don't have Shade.  I probably will stay away from growing these in my back yard. Although I can see the alure.  If there is anyone interested in the seed, PM me. I think I got poison ivy out of the deal. 

Dan, Pawpaws need some shade the first 2 or 3 years but then do well and are supposed to be more fruitful in the sun. Shade can be created with branches or shade cloth.

Bass, I hope to get some more seed from you this year. I send you and an email a couple of days ago about it.

Seven, pawpaw is ripening two weeks earlier than usual but the patch has some early and some late varieties.

Susan, I'm sorry I didn't get an email from you. Please email me back.

Had my very first pawpaw today from a friend even though I've planted 6 trees in the yard.  It was very good.  Had a bit of the texture and taste of a ripe mango.  The seeds were a little bothersome to work around but overall I really enjoyed the taste and texture.  It was a Sunflower.

Paw paw sure is a odd looking fig.

No good for you Martin, they are light

I'm thinking of growing pawpaws. Any ideas of the best variety to grow in CT? and best place to get plants this time of year.

Paw paws grow wild in s.e.neb an old gentleman who lived next to me  years ago had a few trees in his back yard . His trees had way more fruit than the ones in the woods . He told me they were polinated buy flys not bees . He clamed he got more fruit buy hanging a little rotting meat in the trees to attract flys to polinate his trees.

Any one else ever here of this ?

if rotten meat works, carrion flowers will do the wonder :) and they look better!

that's a good way of not letting anything go to waste.

Starks may have some left, the demand is pretty high and most suppliers sell out very early in spring. I am so excited about them that I planted 2 in ground in my limited space with plans for a third. I also have a few seedlings that I started from Bass' seeds 2 years ago. Dunno where I'm gonna put them. 

Starks has some. I'm trying to educate myself and figure out which 2 I really want to start with. hmmmmm.... decisions  decisions

I wish i knew of a spot in CT. Maybe along hiking trail?  That would make decisions a lot easier.

Go hiking, take lots of detours into wooded flood plains, keep your eyes open, and you'll probably find a spot. That's how I found my seeds last fall. I would take a brown turkey over a paw paw any day but you gotta do something with the shady spots... I would be very interested to taste a named paw paw next to the wild ones. Wondering if thats why I'm not a huge fan.

How big do these pawpaws grow?   So you need 2 trees (male and female) to get fruit?  Never ever heard of them before other than this forum. 

Hi barnhardt9

 -just want to share.
i ride alot on a bycycle.
on the way back from work i usually bring discarded nursery pots.
i find trees and take cuttings.
all in all i am able to save a lot of money bye finding value in thinges other people dont need, i dont mean garbage.
one week ago i found 20  10 gallon nursery pots on the road. i called my wife to pick me up with the finding.
if i would start spending money on trees and pots etc... i wouldnt be able to buy soil, send cuttings etc...

They are not dioceous (male and female) but you do need 2 for cross polination as they are not sef fruitful. Although I do believe I read that Sunflower Pawpaw may be somewhat self fruitful. 

Programs

http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Asimina_triloba_nex.html

http://www.petersonpawpaws.com/


Sources

http://www.fknursery.com

http://www.onegreenworld.com

http://www.nolinnursery.com

http://www.blossomnursery.com

http://www.hartmannsplantcompany.com

I have several grafted cultivars, but they are small and not fruiting as yet. I have eaten alot of the natives, and while they often are found along woodland creekbanks they really only need protection from the sun for a couple years when young around my location, and are more productive with more sun. Additional shade may be needed in a hotter drier climate. One caution never eat a over-ripe pawpaw, or even the smell of pawpaw afterwards will make you nauseas. A slightly overripe may be ok, but they can be almost sickening sweet are very strong scented. My wife will not let me keep them in the fridge anymore. 

I managed to get five PawPaw trees and planted them this past fall. They are now waking up. I have two blooms but know they will drop fruit for a couple or three years so I still have a long wait but with five trees when they do start I should have few. These being selected seedling they should be of decent size and taste. The guy I got these from said there is a pretty good range of flavors. If I don't like these I'll try grafting some named varieties on.