Re: understory tree
- Subject: Re: [SG] understory tree
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:22:18 -0500
I have three pawpaws, planted 15 to 20 years ago. One was raised from seed
in a pot -- they don't transplant well, as I've learned the hard
way. However, if you start the seed in a container, the seedlings will
still transplant into the open ground fairly well. The other two were
bough from a Michigan company as young plants in tree liners. It seems to
take 8 to 10 years for the first blooms to appear. If you have two or more
clones, you get better fruit set.
Mine do not seem to sucker, but that may change. The oldest has lost its
top, and we'll see what happens next season. However, the wildlife loves
the ripe fruit, and they leave a lot of the seeds laying around, many of
which will germinate. I love ripe pawpaw, but they are so rich that one
fruit eaten per season is about my limit.
Jim Shields
in central Indiana
At 07:18 AM 11/18/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>I've had two pawpaws planted in my yard for about 8 years, and neither has
>suckered. Another one of those "invasive in some areas, but not all"
>situations perhaps. Margaret L
>
>
>>Glad to see you testify here Kay as I planted a half dozen paw paw
>>seedlings in a spot that I was afraid wouldn't get enough sun..it
>>gets dappled and then a few odd rays...dithered about that for some
>>time, but they had to be planted. Now the old mind can rest easy:-)
>>
>>I understand they do form colonies by suckering.
>>
>>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>
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