[Magdalen] Pawpaws - young trees available

[Lesley de Voil]

I'm fascinated that pawpaws would grow so well in Virginia. Maybe climate change is real (no I am *not * a devotee of Mordock,) but here pawpaws are frost-sensitive yet do not like wet feet. Cady, are these ones bisexual? If not, the practice here is to plant a group and wait for the flowers - then you keep about one male plant (flowers in panicles on a long stalk) to about 5 female( flowers very close to the main stem.)
Pawpaw jam is not worth the effort although I made a tropical fruit salad jam with pawpaw, mango, passionfruit and lime plus pectin (as they're all a bit lacking,) and  each - green or ripe - is a beautiful base for many chutneys.
Regards
Lesley de Voil

-----Original Message-----
From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
Sent: ‎11/‎09/‎2015 9:28
To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pawpaws - young trees available

Maybe you should try making it into jam, Susan? It sounds like that might
be a solution.

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:18 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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>!
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment pay bills,
> do laundry.
>