3 TRUE PAW PAW ASIMINA TRILOBA TROPICAL FRUIT TREE SEEDS up for sale.  Bloom Color:
Maroon (Purple-Brown) HARDY TO ZONES 5 (COLD HARDY) TO 8B   Plant upon arrival if purchased before september 15th. We will keep freshly harvested seed protected in peat mix for transport. They can be planted or potted asap upon arrival. IT IS KNOWN THAT THE "Zebra Swallowtail caterpillar - Eurytides marcellus" LOVE THE PAW PAW LEAVES. September 15th and after. 30 day STRATIFYING, plant at 1" depth in loamy soil with some sand added to help drainage. Keep damp. Bright light after the first year. The first year they need the shade as they would under a mother tree. This usually happens naturally but we need in planting to protect them. Keep where you plant them very moist. These fruit carry several (in fact almost 8-10 seed per fruit here) so you can have years of patch making once you plant two to pollinate and they produce. This Deciduous tree is ' known for its 4" yellow/brown fruits which look like short stubby bananas. Leaves are simple, alternate to 12". Hardy to zone 5. Grown in nearly every state with varying differences in taste. We ship moist seeds. THE SEEDS SHOULD BE STRATIFIED BEFORE PLANTING if not received fresh after harvesting. STRATIFICATION SUGGESTED IS 41 DEGREES FOR 30 DAYS WITH MOIST MEDIUM. *** These are freshly picked and cleaned. Please get these done now for fall planting or you will be shipped already stratified by end of september as we are in the process now! If you purchase now you need to store them for the 30 days before planting. Most recommend up to 90 days but we have planted our very own paw paws for years now at daddys and we have been very successful. Please check our other listings for the trees as well. WE SHIP IN PEAT MIX TO KEEP THEM MOIST. YOU CAN ALSO STORE THESE UNTIL EARLY SPRING AND WATCH THEM GROW BY MID SUMMER OF 2009. GIVE THEM A SHOT. Pawpaws are very nutritious fruits. They are high in vitamin C, magnesium, iron, copper, and manganese. They are a good source of potassium and several essential amino acids, and they also contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc. Pawpaws contain these nutrients in amounts that are generally about the same as or greater than those found in bananas, apples, or oranges. The blooms are gorgeous. Very unique in fact from any other flowering fruit tree. free shipping on all seeds or you can combine in package with any of our other seed, wildflowers, ferns or shrubs for super savings all in one package. Paypal payments to: bbfults@blomand.net |
