Elusive fruit - Growing native pawpaws
The pawpaw tree produces the largest edible fruit of any tree #native to North America. Learn about growing it in your yard from enthusiastic #Takoma Park residents, in this blog from Friends of Native Trees in Takoma (FONTT). #NativePlants #NorthAmericanPawpaw
https://fontt.org/2025/08/13/bringing-the-pawpaw-challenge-to-takoma-park/
Post follows photo description because I use so many words.
Happy New Year!
The Fediverse is up to 4 Pawpaw people! #Pawpaw #NorthAmericanPawpaw #Asimina #AsiminaTriloba
@couchmike You and I are the first two people in the Fediverse posting about Pawpaws. The two trees I planted last fall did well, so I decided to plant a dozen more this year. Hoping for fruit in 2-3 years, will be attending Ohio's Pawpaw Festival faithfully each September until then! This year, I introduced two coworkers, my husband, and his family to pawpaws. It's so cool seeing peoples' first time. So far, the eyes all lit up! #Pawpaw #NorthAmericanPawpaw #AsiminaTriloba
I took the North American Pawpaw recipes from KSU and made them pdfs. I also have a list of annual tasks for growing trees. all available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BZf1nMSYkWrU5YAhy6kQWKpCVMlEpW_H #NorthAmericanPawpaw #Pawpaw #AsiminaTriloba
People keep asking how they should #Winterize their #NorthAmericanPawpaw #AsiminaTriloba trees: if they're in pots (fall planting is fine so there's not much reason to keep them in pots), don't let the roots freeze, if they're in the ground, just paint the trunks with half water half interior white latex paint to reflect the winter sun to prevent southwest injury caused by repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
