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Comments (11)I've bought pecan trees that came from Forrest Keeling. Their RPM method seems to produce a nice dense root ball and all five trees have done well. I got four of them through a commercial pecan plantation because FK doesn't normally sell to the public anywhere but at their nursery. However, I also got one tree at the University of Missouri chestnut festival. FK had a booth there and were selling various nut trees. It might be worth contacting them to see if perhaps they would be setting up a booth at any functions you could attend, if their location is too distant to consider the trip. I've been happy enough with their products that I would consider the two hour drive if there was a particular plant I wanted. I think their RPM method has been copied by a number of other nurseries....or maybe they copied it...when you read the description is seems pretty logical. For instance, some English walnuts I bought from Stark were in the same kind of pots FK describes. Don't know if Stark buys from them (they are neighbors) or just uses the same pots. As to pawpaws, some FK pawpaws are listed as Petersons, and if I wanted to try that fruit I'd probably buy from them. Chuck...See MoreHow long until Beach Plum and Paw Paw Fruit
Comments (5)Ed, The one paw paw got mowed down might re-sprout. Paw paw usually takes about 4-5 yrs to reach 7-8 feet tall and to produce. Mango is the most vigorous grower of all paw paws. Grafted American persimmon will take about 3-4 yrs to produce. Seedlings of D. Virginiana will take about 5-7 yrs to produce. You may want to protect these trees with wire cages to prevent them from being mowed down. Good luck!! Tony...See MorePics of self-pollinating paw paw tree. A rarity?
Comments (37)Sandy - Though I now live in NC, I am originally from OK (central) so I know your region well. There are most likely wild pawpaws in your area. They range in damp woodlands all the way to Canada so there is no reason you wouldn't have them. My garden is also large and I went crazy planting and propagating more pawpaws and there is a downside to having a large collection of pawpaw trees - all the fruit is ripe at the same time. You will struggle to eat, freeze, or give away multiple wheelbarrow loads of fruit each day for weeks in late August. I have found that if you have one non relative planted in the same row or very close to a row or cluster of named varieties you will get good pollination. My favorite is 'Sunflower' so I now have a row of them with one no-name seedling as a pollinator. My trees bloom most often in mid February when we have a spell of warm weather. I dump garden debris and leaves at the base of the trees and there are always small flies buzzing around mid winter when it is above freezing. Those flies do the pollinating for me....See MorePawPaw (Paw Paw) tree / seed germination
Comments (10)I've been growing paw paws from seed for many years. Don't wait until January to put them in the refrigerator. Seeds should not be left to dry out nor frozen. Forget about the styrofoam cups. If you want to plant some outdoors, put them in a protected spot, mulch, and mark where they are. If they germinate you won't see them emerge before next July at the earliest. The best approach I've found is to put them in a container with moist (not sopping wet) potting soil or surrounded by damp paper towels. Put them in the refrigerator as soon as you get them (don't freeze). After about 90 days you may take them out and plant them about one inch deep in separate pots . Use pots preferably at least 10 inches high (25cm). If you see some mold on the surface of the seeds don't worry; it doesn't mean the seeds are ruined. Put them in the warmest part of the house and then be patient. It takes several months for them to germinate once they are warmed up. Doing it this way gives them the whole Summer growing season which makes a significant difference in their size the first season. The seeds will first put out a fairly long root before anything shows above the surface. They may look like they've been broken off when they do emerge because they leave the cotyledons behind in the seed coat and don't have cotyledon leaves like most (dicot) plants. Once the weather warms up, move them outdoors in a protected location with shade during the midday. Good luck...See Moremistymorn
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