I have a couple of pawpaw trees that have started producing nicely this year. One is seven, and the other five years old now. Both were purchased from local nurseries (unnamed varieties) but have done quite well here in Alabama. Pollination hasn't been a problem now that they have gotten some size on them, and have a lot of blooms each spring.
(I'll see if the board will let me attach a picture...)
The older one has set about 40-50 fruit, and the younger one has 30 or so of variable sizes.
They seem to like the climate here...
Anyone else having luck with the pawpaws this year?
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On another board, a gardener who documents his or her many crops has Asimina spp. S/he's getting a good crop this year in British Columbia. I think at about Zone 7. Pacific coastal British Columbia Canada can be near tropical. Durgan's the name and there is a site with food crop production photos. https://durgan.org/2011/?s=pawpaw I suppose it's okay to put the link here? I could have referred you to UBC's Botanic Garden forum where you'd have to search it out, but there's a lot of region specific stuff there. Good site, though.
I haven't had pawpaws to eat or to grow in more than twenty years.
I haven't had pawpaws to eat or to grow in more than twenty years.