[Magdalen] Pawpaws - young trees available

[Susan Hagen]

Wow Cady!  I gave the ones you gave me to my neighbor who planted them out
at his place at Rawley Springs.  He and I both have as many as our back
yards will support.  One of mine is just full of fruit this year, the other
has only one clump.  Last year was the first time I had much fruit.  I
found it pleasant but sweeter than something I would eat much of.  I liked
it better with a squeeze of lime juice.  I gave lots to my next door
neighbor who is from Zambia and loves fresh fruit.  He said he made some
into smoothies and took some into work to share with his students.  The
critters got what was left and seemed to like the ripe fruit very much.  I
would find scattered seeds but not a shred of skin or fruit under the trees.

I think the trees are very handsome.  They're sort of pyramidal in shape.
The branches are very floppy and have trouble supporting the fruit.  The
young trees need either to be planted in the shade or you can construct
shade structures for them in their first years.  They are the larval host
plants for one of the swallowtail butterflies too.

Susan

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:58 AM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> ObAnglican - some of us are gardeners!?
>
> We have yearling & two-yearling pawpaw trees available. I live in the
> Virginia mountains, so pickup or drop-off are the best options. We
> have - hmm - 30 or so young trees available? They should fruit at
> about 5 years, although they need assistance with cross-pollination.
> If you are the moderately adventurous sort, we will have stratified
> seeds available soon. Yes, my husband is doing more than his share to
> spread the wealth of pawpaws.
>
> The trees are very brittle - the branches break when climbed by
> raccoons, and so do better in shady areas. They are very attractive
> trees, grow up to be a bit larger than "shrubbery," and have large,
> glossy leaves that deer do not eat.
>
> Cady
> hoping the levels of chaos will begin to wane - I've now had the same
> job for almost 3 full paychecks, have a vehicle of my own for the
> first time in about 25 years, and am beginning to sort out schedules,
> transport, computers, and finances <phew>!
>



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