[Magdalen] Pawpaws - young trees available

[Susan Hagen]

A Washington Post story about pawpaws:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-best-tasting-biggest-american-fruit-you-probably-havent-tasted/2015/09/13/ca731ff4-5701-11e5-b8c9-944725fcd3b9_story.html

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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