We
now have available trees grown from seed collected in a large
orchard of Pawpaw trees which includes some of the
best known named Pawpaw cultivars, as well as many new ones still
being evaluated, and trees from throughout the Pawpaw's native range.
- We highly recommend these superior trees to you, as a means
of accessing the wealth of the genetic potential of the Pawpaw.
- Pawpaw seedlings come true to their parents about 80%. (*see
reference below) This means that by planting some of these Superior
Seedlings, you are likely to get trees with great fruit quality,
at a much lower cost than buying Grafted trees.
- Tree seedlings are like children, in that,
despite having the best of parents, you can never know how they
will turn out! These trees are all different, they are
not clones of selected trees, as Grafted trees are.
- These
low priced trees
offer an excellent way to start with Pawpaws, since they
encompass a truly wide range of Pawpaw genetics.
- Any
group of them will grow into trees of great diversity, and some
may be of outstanding quality, like the best of their their parents.
- These are nicely grown, sturdy little seedling trees. We grow
them in our greenhouse, or under shade cloth, which blocks the
UV light that Pawpaw seedlings do not like in their first year.
- We only sell Pawpaw trees in containers, because we believe
it is better for the tree, and they can be planted any time during
the growing season, with minimal transplanting shock.
- Your Seedlings will be more or less leafed out, depending on
when they are shipped.
- You may order either First~Year Pawpaw trees, which will need
partial shade the rest of this summer, until they go dormant in
the Fall; or Second~Year Pawpaw trees, which are ready for full
sun. We will include a note explaining which they are. The Order
Form shows the prices and availability.
- They like plenty of mulch and water, and a slightly acid soil
high in organic matter. Complete growing instructions sent with
each order.
- Several people have told us that the bare~root Pawpaw trees
they received from other nurseries failed to grow. All of our
Pawpaw trees are shipped in the containers they are growing in.
This minimizes loss of vitality during shipping and virtually
eliminates transplantation shock.
- These trees are 12" to 24" and growing. They are
shipped in their containers of soil. All of our prices are postpaid
to the 48 states. We cannot ship trees out of the USA.
- Any two Pawpaw trees are capable of cross-pollination and producing
fruit. This would include any seedlings or Grafted trees. The
only exceptions that I know of are two trees grafted to the same
cultivar, or two trees arising as root sprouts from the same tree.
- We are planting many of these ourselves, as a project to discover
new cultivars.
- Or, start with our even less expensive common
seedlings, if all they have to be is Pawpaw Trees!
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