[Magdalen] Pawpaws - young trees available

[Lesley de Voil]

My bad. I forgot there could be another explanation! Many Australian
plants and animals have European names, and are likely to be just
similar enough to their Old World cousins as to cause considerable
confusion!
Regards
Lesley de Voil
who *does* remember that the Australian pawpaw hails from South America

On 9/15/15, Raewynne Whiteley <raewynne1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>> >
>>
>