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Post by taihaku on Oct 23, 2017 13:41:30 GMT -5
I have a nasty feeling I may have left this request too late for this year but is there any chance anyone on here has access to north american pawpaw seed (Asimina triloba); if anyone has and would be willing to send me a bag I'd be delighted to cover postage and/or send anything useful I've got by way of trade....
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Post by mskrieger on Oct 23, 2017 15:39:49 GMT -5
It's pretty late in the year...the only place I've encountered paw paws is growing wild along the C&O Canal outside of Washington, DC. It was quite warm, late summer/early autumn as I recall. While mid-October can still be warm in DC I suspect it's past their time (and they were mighty tasty, probably all eaten by now.)
Anyone in the mid-Atlantic/Ohio/Indiana region know better than me?
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Post by philagardener on Oct 23, 2017 18:42:40 GMT -5
Unfortunately, paw paw season went by here about a month ago. I harvested a few from my own trees, but don't know of any wild stands around Philly.
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Post by reed on Oct 24, 2017 3:43:47 GMT -5
They are over for this year here as well.
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Post by khoomeizhi on Oct 24, 2017 3:59:03 GMT -5
I've got a couple fruits in the fridge still...
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Post by imgrimmer on Oct 24, 2017 7:42:10 GMT -5
you are lucky ones! Here in Germany harvest season starts in the end of september but mostly in october.
Paw Paw is a very late crop here.
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Post by Al on Nov 26, 2017 4:25:32 GMT -5
Imgrimmer. Did you manage to get any Asiminia triloba seed? I have also been struggling to find any sellers in the U.K. There does seem to be a German seller (eBay & Amazon), but a recommendation would be reassuring if you know a reliable source. I have a couple of young plants in pots but they are not thriving, possibly the potting soil is too heavy. Does the seed need to be very fresh to germinate well?
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Post by imgrimmer on Nov 27, 2017 6:41:23 GMT -5
Al yes I did. At Oikos you can purchase Michigan originated seeds, which might be helpful due their northern origin.
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Post by mskrieger on Nov 29, 2017 16:10:03 GMT -5
Really, they ripen so late in the year in Germany, imgrimmer? I am guessing it is because paw paws need heat to do well, maybe. I never see them growing wild in New England. |
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Post by imgrimmer on Nov 30, 2017 8:37:31 GMT -5
one and the same varieties are usually some weeks later then in the US. I hope for Halvin and Summer Delight the earliest varieties so far.
It is caused by the cooler summers here. Some more cool tolerant varieties would be good. Kentucky Champignon is the only cool tolerant varietiy I found so far.
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