Pawpaw Tree
$11.00
The Pawpaw tree is a medium sized tree native to the eastern United States and Canada. It not only decorates your landscape with purple flowers in the spring but also produces long sunny, zesty, tropical fruits. The fruit is large 3″-6″ long and yellowish green. They ripen between August and October and are perfect for eating fresh as well as making jam and jellies.
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General Tree Height/Caliper: Most of our fruit trees (apple, peach, apricot, plum, pear, nectarine, quince, and cherry) are grafted/budded and are 4-6' tall with a caliper/diameter of about 1/4-3/4". Most have more than 5' height and 1/2" diameter. The other trees are seedlings, such as pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, shade, berry, and flowering trees which range from 18-36" tall.
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Pawpaw Tree Overview
The Pawpaw tree is a medium sized tree native to the eastern United States and Canada. It not only decorates your landscape with purple flowers in the spring but also produces long sunny, zesty, tropical fruits. In fact, the fruit is large, 3″-6″ long and yellowish green. Additionally, they ripen between August and October. However, their storage life is very short. They are perfect for eating fresh as well as for making jams and jellies.
Pawpaw trees grow well in hardiness zones 5-9 and the seedlings take about 6-7 years to produce fruit. The cross-pollination of at least two different genetic varieties is recommended in order to have optimal fruiting. In order to attract pollinators, you can spray fish emulsion or hang meat near the open flowers. In fact, in the spring, it will produce beautiful purple flowers.
The twigs and leaves contain extracts that have insecticidal properties and fruits are free from pests damage. In fact, the pawpaw tree prefers moist, slightly acidic soils and require regular watering, Although they can adapt well to many conditions, they don’t perform well in poorly drained soils and need protection from the wind. Additionally, they prefer full sun (6 hrs direct light daily) or partial sun/shade (4-6 hrs light daily). If you would like more information on how to grow trees, see the articles in our guide.
Growing Characteristics
- Uses: eating fresh, jam, jellies
- Taste: sunny, zesty, tropical, with hints of mango-banana-citrus
- Size: 3″-6″ long fruit
- Color: yellowish-green
- Height and width: 15ft – 20ft wide and 10ft – 25ft tall
- Hardiness Zones: 5-9
- Harvest period:August – October
- Diseases/Pests:
- The twigs and leaves contain extracts that have insecticidal properties.
- Therefore it doesn’t have serious disease or insect problems, although it is sensitive to drought.
- Additionally, pawpaw trees are resistant to deer browse and tolerant of black walnut toxicity.
- Pollination: They fruit best when planted with other seedlings nearby in order for them to cross-pollinate one another. To attract pollinators, you can spray fish emulsion or hang meat near the open flowers.
- Cultivation: Pawpaw trees grow best though with well-drained moist soil with a more acidic pH. Additionally, the pawpaw tree grows best when you plant it in full-partial sun and the seedlings will produce fruit in 6-7 years. However these trees can have excessive sucker growth so be sure to prune regularly.
- Storage: Very short
- Difficulty of planting/care: Easy
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Shipping
- Our shipping cost is 15-25% of the order total (depending on the size of the trees and how far the state is from NY) plus our handling fee which includes light pruning, packaging, printing, and quality checks.
- To get an estimate for shipping cost, put your address on the cart page with your desired trees.
- Note: we ship to Hawaii and Alaska however the shipping price is higher.
Warranty
- If your tree doesn’t grow by July 1st or dies in the fall of the first year, please email us with a photo, order number, and description of the issue.
- If the issue is related with the tree itself rather than lack of care, we guarantee to replace it next season or give a full refund.
Refunds and Cancellations
- You can cancel your order to receive a full refund, but please note that cancelling an order after April 1st will result in a partial refund of 75% of the order total.
- We much prefer payments by credit card or PayPal. If you pay by check or cash, then payments for pickup and shipping orders should be received within 30 days of your order, otherwise will be automatically cancelled.
- If due to unforeseen circumstances your ordered tree is no longer available, you can get a full refund or a substitution with another variety.
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Shawn Bevins –
We purchased 3 paw paws in the spring of 2020. The trees were planted immediately. I was a little concerned at first but a paw paw grower said they leaf out a little later. Here we are in late September of 2020 and my trees grew 6″ since May. They are in the ground, happy, protected from the deer waiting for 2021. I liked them enough to purchase 3 more in 2021.
Surik Mehrabyan –
Hi Shawn,
I am glad that trees are doing well. You are welcome to put order to reserve your trees for the Spring 2021.
Stay well,
Surik