Sounds like the problem probably isn’t sunlight. They get less sensitive to sunlight as they mature, not more. Also, see this link. These guys have pawpaw growing in a black walnut forest.
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Bob,
Sorry to see your Susquehanna looked like that. All my pawpaws we’re grew from seeds and I bark grafted them a few years later. I didn’t any issue besides they took forever for them to grow to about 9 feet tall now after a big dose of Urea Nitrogen this April.
Tony
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Are you growing a Upick pawpaws farm?
These are for seed (rootstock ) for my nursery .
Found along a river.
If I told you more I would have to… Kill you …
It’s a big river
Just saying…
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@tonyOmahaz5
Hopefully someone will pick.
"U"pick ? ? ?
Hopeing it is someone else .
I am hoping I will have done my part.
And someone else will jump in there, and pick ?
Time will tell…?
There are lots of Upick apple orchard here in Omaha and they charged $15 bucks per a huge box.
You growing potted stock to graft onto?
Local sales or do you have a website/eBay?
Dax
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Yes ,to graft onto.in tree pot,
The last couple years , my nursery has been for my own use.
Soon ,this coming year or next , I will have about maxed out what I can plant here.
Plan on comercial sales in the near future
No website
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Integration Acers customer service disappointed me this year. I placed my order before the deadline and waited a month for them to ship. I did not like the ramp crackers at all. And the PawPaw chutney was ok but not worth it. I have yet to try the Appalachian Allspice and the smoked goat cheese.
The pawpaw’s on the other hand have been fantastic so far. The first one was a deep rich vanilla flavor. The second had a recognizable cherimoya flavor but far sweeter then its southern cousin.
The second PawPaw I shared with my wife’s family. I kept its real heritage to my self until they told me what they thought it tasted like. They said it tasted like Mamey sapote, custard apple with a hint of mango. Everyone was excited to hear its plant family. One of my wife’s cousins was like show sells this I want some more now.
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Integration Acres seems to have figured out the mystery of shipping the pawpaw. I’ve always had good luck with them.
I skipped over a day. Saturday I took my daughter to a pawpaw tasting event at Dr. Charlie West. The event took place at his home in northern NJ. About 45 minutes west of Newark-Elizabeth off route 78. The season ended last week and most of his trees where bare. Some late ripening types where yet to ripen but the actual tasting was a skimpy portion to share with 20 people. I got to taste 4 verities, Allegheny, mango, one with golden in the name and one other. He sold us pawpaw 2 for $4 limit two as he only had enough remaining for the second and third tasting event. He sells grafted trees but I think I will attempt to grow out the seeds I collected first.
We where also served pawpaw bread and paw paw icecream.
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I was planning a trip to Red Fern Farm tomorrow, to do you-pick pawpaws. The weather has decided not to cooperate. It’s supposed to be severe thunderstorms and flooding all weekend.
If it were closer, I might still go, but a 4 hour drive to pick pawpaws in a storm is too much. I have to reschedule to the 16th, and they said they cant guarantee there will be fruit. Anyone want to guess on what my chances are of actually getting a pawpaw on the 16th, or persimmon?
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My paw paw season was over about several weeks ago in Omaha. I would call first to see if any fruits still left on the trees before heading out that way.
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Today my wife pulled into the parking lot @ target. My 3.5 year old daughter said yeah, grocery store, buy pawpaw. I could not be more proud.
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@lordkiwi He sells good quality grafted trees of various varieties including the newest KSU release.
Yes, I saw them. The only place I have to grow them is the forest behind my house. I am not yet willing to take the plunge and watch them die so I will try the seeds. He estimates there is a 80-85% or better chance that seeds from good tasting pawpaw cross with other good pawpaw should yield good fruit. If not there is also grafting.
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