Germinated Pawpaw Seed from Blossom Nursery

These "superior" germinated seed are collected at the Pawpaw Germplasm Reserve and Regional Variety Trials at Kentucky State University. The best known Pawpaw cultivars are grown in this orchard, as well as many new ones still being evaluated, and representatives from throughout the native range of the Pawpaw. These seed encompass a truly wide range of Pawpaw genetics. We highly recommend these "superior" germinated seed to you, as a means of accessing the wealth of the genetic potential of the Pawpaw.

Pawpaw seed are exacting as to the conditions they require for storage and germination. If the moisture, temperature and air conditions are not just right, they may either be slow to sprout, or might not come up at all. We have sprouted these seed for you. This unique product, Germinated Pawpaw Seed, gives you a big head start in growing your Pawpaw trees, compared to starting them from seed. You will receive healthy, vigorous Baby Pawpaw Trees, ready to continue growing for you.

These Pawpaw seeds have been stratified and then transferred to germinating flats. As they sprout, we pick them out and plant them in containers, or ship them to our customers, carefully packed with the roots in damp sphagnum peat moss, ready for planting outdoors or in your containers. Your trees will be advanced in their growth according to the time of year, as you can see from the pictures below.

The sprouts on Germinated Pawpaw Seeds, shown on the left, below, are fragile, so please unpack and plant them carefully. The more mature Baby Pawpaw Trees are sturdy and easier to handle. Either grow them in containers now and plant them in the ground next Fall before they go dormant, or plant them out in the ground now. Either way they will require your care and attention, including partial shade for their first year.

MARCH

Beginning to germinate.

APRIL

First they send out their long tap roots.

MAY

Then they begin to leaf out.

JUNE

All leafed out and ready to go!

Your Baby Pawpaw Trees will have short or long roots and tops according to the time of year.

Complete info on how to grow Pawpaw trees from seed is included with each order.

See Order Form for prices.

This Page Last Modified on June 18, 2007.