Have not air layered pawpaw but I know they can be air layered. I use a propagation method chart https://www.crfg.org/tidbits/proptable.html produced by the California rare fruit growers https://www.crfg.org/index.html. It is said digging up the wild shoots is not very successful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZauQ08RWcz4. You might further reference this article http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/PDF/geneve03.pdf and this one http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/PDF/Crabtree%20thesis.pdf. You might also read this thread http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2806545/has-anyone-tried-air-layering-paw-paws @thecityman has dug up root suckers and made it work. I would paint the roots with clonex if I dug up root suckers because the ones I’ve seen don’t have a lot of roots http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=clonex+rooting+gel. Thecityman is proof if your careful and dig up plenty of roots it can be done. I dug up one earlier this year and transplanted it but it was grown from seed. Wild pawpaw sucker profusely typically. They love water and when they have everything the way they want it they will grow like crazy! Its very hard for me to grow them in Kansas because we are very dry here so I planted mine by my pond Pawpaw in Kansas - it's a lot of work but can be done!. My family has always grown them but they are from a wet area with a nice climate and little wind. When CRFG said they air layer I wonder if they are layering older wood because as you may know it’s easier to propagate older wood using the air layering method. This gentleman knows what he’s talking about when it comes to air layering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa43Bn8L3hU
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