NORTH AMERICAN PAW PAW

North American Paw Paw ^10/10

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tolerates frost and something unusual

North American Paw Paw (Grafted) ^9/10

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Asimina triloba - Sunflower, Prima - Self Fertile with high quality fruit!

Have 4 trees that have been fruiting for the past 3 years including two grafted types. Also growing the self fertile varieties Sunflower and Prima which are most popular in Europe. 

Found that Pennsylvania Gold has exceedingly large fruit but a very bad after taste and therefore not worth growing in my opinion. The 'Louis' or 'Melbourne' variety is better with good size fruit but still has a little of the poor after taste. My seedling trees have sensational flavour, much better than the named varieties, but alas they have more seeds and poor flesh to seed ratio. Now pinning my hopes on Prima and Sunflower varieties for having optimum fruit but they are yet to reach fruiting age.

All are very hardy trees, can take dryness but perform better with some shade in Summer.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2013

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

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Linton, when do yours break dormancy? My trees (seedlings) stayed dormant all through summer. They still seem to be alive but no leaves at all.

My trees broke dormancy at the end of Winter and are now in flower. Never heard of them being dormant or leafless over Summer.

Hi Linton, do you have any Pawpaw seeds you would sell? Thanks

Only have small plants available at the moment. Will have seeds from the current crop once they are ripe in a few weeks time.

Hello, I have some seedlings of prima in the Adelaide hills. They are only a few inches high even though they were potted up early this summer. If you have some seeds give them plenty of time to sprout. They take they're time.

North American Paw Paw ^8/10

Comments: - North American Paw Paw is a member of the annonaceae family (custard apple)  which include cherimoya, atemoya, rollinia, A. squamosa, soursop (graviola), soncoya etc which most of them have superb taste. Unlike the other members of annonaceae family asimina triloba can survive freezing conditions up to -25C when dormant especially the Canadian selection NC1. So gardeners from the temperate regions of Australia from Tasmania, Victoria to Canberra and some parts of inland NSW  if you are after a tropical fruit flavour (taste like mango and banana combined) but situated in a frosty area this is the fruit for you. Most asiminas need a pollinator to set fruit. But there are some American and Italian varieties that are purportedly self fertile (Prima - Italian, Sunflower and Sweet Virginia - both  are American selections). Unfortunately most asiminas in Australia are the self infertile variety. Seed importation is a prerogative for those seeking the self fertile cultivars.

Planted: 2018

Height 10 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dyna lifter, seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: my hand

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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I plant a grafted pennsylvania gold last spring after buying it in 2016 - a mate has Louis which tastes amazing - he also has some euro self fertile seedlings up and growing too - so keep on touch

wow, I didn't know we could get any known cultivators here in Australia. I am near albury/Wodonga and have 4 asimina's growing, all about 1.5-2m tall. they had set fruit this year (with the help of hand pollination) but the wind and the birds got to them. I will protect trees better next year, and hope to get some good fruit!

Dec 2018 Powering along nicely this year though it sulked during its first winter season last year 😃

North American Paw Paw (Seedling) ^7/10

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have 4 of these.

dont stand up to the wind too well, set frui tlast year with hand polination, but wind and birds got to the fruit. 

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Pivot Multigro

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NIL

North American Paw Paw

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Cold hardy strewth fruit

North American Paw Paw

Comments: - love taste

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

North American Paw Paw (Seedling)

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Just put it in and looking for a named cultivar, preferrably grafted to put with it.

Planted: 2010

Height 40 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

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North American Paw Paw

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I have a seedling of Asimina Triloba, but I am still looking for a named variety of good eating, preferrably a cultivar rather than seedling to go in hopefully with a bit of luck - my future Paw Paw Patch.

Pollination: No

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North American Paw Paw ^9/10

Comments: - This is a Daleys seedling at the front and 2 seedlings from another source behind - its about 3,5mt now and has flower buds forming for fruit next spring 2019. Smaller Asimina is a Grafted Pennsylvania Gold planted in 2017.

Fruiting Months March and April

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Slow release green jacket

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Question: I would like to know where this seed was sourced and if its from a Premium selection like Overleese - Prima or Sunflower - the last 2 that are known to be self fertile types.

North American Paw Paw ^10/10

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I feel that its a native indiana tree that more people should see in abundance.