Moving a mature pawpaw tree?

[Bradybb]

There was a guy on the forum,who moved at least one tree from a property in Fremont,CA to San Francisco with success.They were probably similar in age.

Transplanted Pawpaw success

A year ago a friend, who was selling his house in Fremont, CA, let me dig up an 18 year old Pawpaw tree he had grown from seed. He was quite proud of the fruit - the only one of his many Pawpaw trees worth preserving. Seemed like quite a long shot that it would survive, as the common wisdom that Pawpaw roots are easily damaged in transit - and this was a big Pawpaw! I am amazed this tree survived after the way we had to butcher it to get it out of the ground. It was one of those potted plants t…