Description
PAW PAW TREE….Asimina TrilobaFRUIT LIKE BANANA Z 2-11We grow and sell Paw Paw Trees in these sizes:Starter plug, 1-Gal, Full Gal, 3-Gal and 5-Gal at various times of the year.JUST GOT IN FROM MICHIGAN 100 PAW PAW TREES–MOST ARE IN 3-GAL BUCKETS WHILE SOME WERE LARGE ENOUGH FOR 5-GAL…NONE OF THEM HAVE MUCH OF A ROOT-BALL AT THIS POINT AND WON’T UNTIL NEXT SPRING…ALL ARE LEAFED OUT NICELY AND ANYWHERE FROM 2-3+ FEET INCLUDING LONG TAP ROOT.I WILL SELL THEM BARE ROOT(ONLY TAP ROOT AS THEY CAME TO ME) AT HALF-PRICE UNTIL DECEMBER AT WHICH TIME THE REMAINDER WILL BE AT REGULAR PRICE.EMAIL ME PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND I WILL INVOICE YOU WITH THE 1/2 PRICE AS THE SYSTEM WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY DO SO.STILL HAVE (JUST FOUND THEM!) 1-7GAL, AND 3-5GAL LEFT FROM THIS PAST YEAR…ALL CAN BE SHIPPED.
- These Paw Paw came in as seedlings and were set up into 1-Gal buckets in spring of2013.
- Beautiful unique blooms and interesting fruiting ability.
- The fruit on this tree is very similar to a banana and taste very similar as well.
- The Paw Paw tree falls into several different categories because of its fruit as well as its massive size.
- The Paw Paw tree can reach heights of up to 35 feet and reach spans of up to 30 feet. It provides lots of shade and does well in many different types of soil and areas.
- Zones 2-11Although better fruiting has been noted in Zones 5 up.
- Chill hours:400
- Young trees thrive better grown in shade while fruiting is better in full sunlight.One might grown young trees in buckets through a 5-gallon and then plant them in the ground in full sunlight.They both grow and produce better in areas protected from the wind.
- When planting trees, allow 8 feet (2.5m) between them.
- Water newly planted treesimmediately after planting, and as needed throughout the growing season. Pawpaw treesrequire adequate soil moisture, especially in the first two years after planting.
- Transplant shock may be reduced by providing temporary partial shade to newly plantedtrees.
- Application of a balanced fertilizer (20N-20P-20K) every few weeks during the firsthalf of the growing season may also improve growth and establishment of young trees.
Pollination: natural and artificial
- Pollination can be a limiting factor in pawpaw fruit set. The flowers are protogynous,meaning that the stigma (the female receptive organ) ripens before the pollen, and isno longer receptive when the pollen is shed.
- Thus the flower is designed not to beself-pollinated. In addition, pawpaw trees are self-incompatible, usually requiring pollenfrom a genetically different tree in order to be fertilized.
- Finally, the naturalpollinators of the pawpaw–various species of flies and beetles–are not efficient ordependable. Although it requires a little extra labor, hand pollination to ensure fruitset can be well worth the effort and can be done as follows: Using a small, flexibleartist’s brush, transfer a quantity of fresh pollen from the anthers of the flower of oneclone to the ripe stigma of the flower of another clone.
- Pollen is ripe when the littleball of anthers is brown in color, loose and friable; pollen grains appear as yellow duston the brush hairs. The stigma is ripe when the tips of the pistils are green and glossy,and the anther ball is still hard and green. Do not overburden the tree with fruit, asthis will stress the tree, resulting in smaller than normal fruit, and may cause limbs tobreak under excessive weight.
- Plants will be sentbare root for ease in shipping.
- In the fall through winter in extenuating circumstances our plants may arrive without leaves, attached or lose them soon after arrival depending on the amount of stress they are introduced to during shipping!!
- If this occurs please, plant as normal, new leaves will form within a week or two with proper sunlight and water.
