Greetings: I have a selection that is proven to be hardy to zone 
4b 
Currently just a small mother tree and a few post surgery grafts still tucked away in their hospital beds. . Would be happy to gift you a graft next spring provided that you, I and or the specimens do not “Croak” between now and then. 
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I shall insure that you are copiously provided with World class genetic material for your experimentations . The Pawpaw Gods favor and smile upon you “Z”. 
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But did you at least read the Abstract?
Subsets of 49 RAPD markers for 36 Asimina triloba specimens from US NCGR repository sites are examined for matches to ancestry records. Several known parent-progeny and sibling relationships are verified, but a few specimens are also determined mislabeled due to excessive dissimilarities. An insight to the debate of cultivar Overleese vs NC-1 is also presented.
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@Richard
TrilobaMaster @Osteen is old school Asimina triloba breeder!
I will read it, discuss with my Master, then get back to you.
I believe that my Master was referring to your Legendary people skills, rather than your technical knowledge.
Very busy, give us a week for reply.
Thanks!
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deal! i promise to try not to croak between now and then. 
pinky promise!
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is it self pollinating or do i have to graft another hardy paw paw to it?
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According to KSU the most self pollinating cultivars are 9% to 13% self-fertile.
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what are any cold hearty cultivars compatable with this z4b hardy one?
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Hum, I will check into it.
Might be best to just buy a lot of Premium Select PawPaw seeds from Heritage Nursery & select whatever does best for such an environment!
For the same price as a small tree you get 150 seeds.
Then simply select the 5 best to propagate by root suckers.
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@steveb4
Hum, TrilobaMaster @Osteen might know which cultivar & root stocks can tolerate Zone 3b/4a ???
Check with:
Professor J. RYAN STEWART
Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
Tel: +1.801.422.7984 4105 Life Sciences Building
E-mail: rstewart@byu.edu
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602
Professor J. RYAN STEWART has been doing extensive Asimina triloba DNA testing to identify cold tolerant genes & breeding for such to develop crops for the cold windy environment of Utah.
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People who are quick to jump to angry conclusions usually become irritated with my detail-oriented discussions. If you are one of these people then I recommend you put me on your ignore list.
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@Richard
lol.
I’m trying to be a peace maker here.
3rd party StrawPerson Ergo Propter Hoc implied Ad Hominem pre-loader questions not needed here.
I’m attempting to help you mentor!
So chill.
I will read & discuss with my mentor @Osteen & get back to you in a week or so.
Okay?
Affirmative.Have previously studied your reference material. Please be kind and considerate to all. Thank you for your contributions here.
sent him a email yesterday. will post his comments here. i also told him about this website. maybe he’ll chime in.
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Excellent book. Highly recommended. I purchased a number of copies and donated to libraries. You will soon not be able to keep up with the demand for your excellent work Mr. Cothron.
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The mysterious origin of Woody Walker’s Cultivar ‘Kentucky Legend’.
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Here’s an interesting seedling that holds it’s leaves horizontal collected from the wild. Thank you Donald Compton I’m pretty sure he’s on this forum.
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