Paw Paw Problems

10 years ago

I got two paw paws this spring, 1 PA Golden and One unnamed grafted variety.

The leaves on one of them are looking rather distressed. Any ideas what is the cause?

The other one suffered die back on the main stem and put on very limited growth. I've read they are slow to establish, but then take off. Should I be concerned?

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lawanddisorder
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10 years ago
Thanks
lkz5ia
10 years ago
its fall, you are going to end up with leafless trees.
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Hello, lucky p and bangstrom -- Thanks for looking at the pics. OK, I won't worry.. I thought it was weird because the yellowing leaf (which fell off when I touched it yesterday) was also sort of turning black around the veins, as are a few other leaves still firmly attached. Most of the dots are stationary, but a few rub off, so looks like they're eggs. They come off easily, so that's what I'm doing. These little paw paws sure are pretty, though. I will keep you abreast of significant developments. Bernard-in-Ohio
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Bradybb WA-Zone8
10 years ago
They are young.It could be sunburn. Brady
alan haigh
10 years ago
I vote for first answer. I'm in Z 6 and one of my trees has almost completely defoliated- it is the earliest fruiting one of the collection. The others are at least as far along as one in photo. Not likely to get sunburn in the declining Oct. sun. Paw Paws leaf out late and drop leaves early.
Scott F Smith
10 years ago
I vote for both. That damage is definitely sunburn. Since the leaves are going to fall soon they get more susceptible to all kind of injury and diseases - the tree is losing the commitment to fighting that stuff.

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Bradybb WA-Zone8
10 years ago
When was it first noticed about the way some of the leaves look?
I have a Wabash and a Sunflower that are about a year or two older in containers and they suffered some in mid Summer,the Wabash more so,even though it is bigger.I moved them to more filtered light.They didn't get worse,but the burned leaves stayed the same.Some varieties may be more light sensitive. Brady

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