I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:28:47 GMT

malte@radikal.social — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:28:47 GMT

@thebiologistisn Have you read the research on Annonacine in pawpaw? I only learned about it last fall and still making up my mind about it, e.g. whether it would be worth breeding for lower or no concentration of that compound. I'm not from the US, but it's a surprise to me that I didn't see it mentioned before in the general pawpaw appreciation circles.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:21:05 GMT

donray@mastodon.online — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:21:05 GMT

@thebiologistisn

I hope it works out.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:17:47 GMT

redcrew@mstdn.social — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:17:47 GMT

@thebiologistisn My three pawpaws, two seedlings and one sapling, made it through our southeast Michigan winter last winter. I surrounded each one with chicken wire and filled the chicken wire with lots of maple leaves.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:56:57 GMT

thebiologistisn@redwombat.social — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:56:57 GMT

@donray That would be an ideal source, being quite northerly already.

The one I had found previously was from Tennessee.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:03:40 GMT

donray@mastodon.online — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:03:40 GMT

@thebiologistisn

I should mention that I used to get catalogs from Oikos. Very interesting stuff.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:22 GMT

donray@mastodon.online — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:22 GMT

@thebiologistisn

This might be the same source. In any case, these seeds are sourced from central Michigan.
http://oikostreecrops.com/products//pawpaw-seeds

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:55:01 GMT

thebiologistisn@redwombat.social — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:55:01 GMT

I've tried this a few times, but I never had more than one or two seedlings at a time for previous trials.

I may have a source where I can order pounds of viable pawpaw seeds from. That will give me better odds of finding a few that can survive here.

Reply to I've got five pawpaws growing in the garden. on Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:54:57 GMT

thebiologistisn@redwombat.social — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:54:57 GMT

There are a few around my area that survive winters, but they're invariably all located in warmer microclimates. My garden is a colder microclimate.

If I can find seedlings that survive here, I'll probably have found new varieties that can easily grow for others in my area.