[Magdalen] Pawpaws - young trees available

[Raewynne Whiteley]

American pawpaws are a different plant to Australian ones - what
Australians call pawpaws, Americans know as papaya. American pawpaws are
apparently related to custard apples...

Raewynne

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:50 PM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >
>