Pawpaw trees/scouting and hunting

[2fletch]

I have Pawpaw trees sprouting everywhere in the yard. Anyone coming through Mebane, NC by way of I-40m, I-85 is welcome to stop by for a while and take a sprout, or two with them. Pawpaws will never have much commercial value because of their short shelf life, but they are nice to have in the back yard or in a hunting area.  

I had 3 different varieties of Pawpaw but one called the Mango Pawpaw has produced the largest (about 9-10 ounce) and best fruit. It's a smaller tree and not as productive as the others, but it has nice fruit.

[wtpops]

sound good, any PawsPaws in North west Arkansas.

[Don Stokes]

There is a blight affecting the pawpaws here, and I haven't seen any fruit lately. After blooming the ends of the twigs are turning black and dying.

[Pat B]

I have 2 pawpaw patches, both flower each spring but I never get fruit. Any suggestions? The vegetative growth is good.

[Wind D Ranch]

Pat B, pawpaws are harder to pollinate than most plants as the flowers don't attract bees.  I believe the pollination is more hit and miss by random flying insects.  Also, I believe pawpaws will only cross with trees that are not directly related to each other.  I planted my trees so they will touch each other when grown hoping they will produce better.

[JRHunter]

Paws paws grow well in the colder climate. I live in ohio and my place is thick with them. They are heavy with fruit again this year. Another week & they will be starting to ripen. Just in time for season opener.  Athens Ohio has a paw paw festival every year in Sepember. You can go to website  www.ohiopawpawfest.com  & get a lot of info. I have dug up the seedlings 2 to 3' high & transplanted. They are pretty hardy been need open spaces to thrive. Paw paw are the first of anything here to bloom in the spring. Deep purple flower. Deer love them!

[Guru]

I remember when you showed me Paw-Paw's when we were hunting together bud....had never heard of them.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

There's a bunch over on Kenny's place to I seen when I was there Curt, Terry was hunting by a big grove of them but I didn't see any fruit. We will have to check again this year and I talked to Kenny and he said the white oaks are overloaded just like hear too. That was a good thing and were I found all my deer, that white oak in the front yard of the cabin is the biggest one I think I've ever seen.        

 

Tracy

[Guru]

Man are we ever gonna have a great time with Terry and Charlie!!!!

[sweeney3]

WTPops,
There are lots of pawpaws in NWA.  I have a few fruits to deseed and try and sprout in my shop now.  If you are planning to be at ARROW I'll try and remember to bring a couple.

They aren't just super common, but are widely distributed.

[the rifleman]

Got lots of small trees around. 10-15 footers but I never find any fruit on Thames and am in woods starting in early sept. Any ideas?  I always wondered why I haven't found 1 single fruit.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Tracy, I remember that tree. It was hard to walk under it without sliding on acorns and getting hit by a  few.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Charlie, I made the mistake of walking outside one night to my truck barefoot. That was a bad idea those acorn hulls tore me up. Lol!

Rifleman, the only thing I've noticed is the trees that are more out in the open do not seem to produce but the trees in heavy cover usually do some years better then others. What are your trees? We do have years when there are late frost and a lot of trees get hammered but I can find a few if I look around hard enough.

Even in these good years I can look hard and long at some trees and never see a single fruit, grab the trunk and give it some good shakes and watch out they come falling down. I've done several times already this season but you still only get a few off each tree

Tracy

[2fletch]

The trees in my yard have had Pawpaws every year. Some of the trees in the wild probably have to much competition from other trees and plants, or don't get enough sunlight. Two of the trees, even though in moderate shade, still produce a lot of them.

In an earlier post I mentioned a Che tree that I had. I misspelled it as "Chi".

[RedShaft]

Very neat thanks for sharing. We don't have those up here. I have always read about the deer eating them
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