Bert, the question was intended for you,
so, thanks for answering. Joe B does not grow pawpaw. In fact, he
was at my home yesterday night tasting pawpaw for the first time in his life ….
Anyway, as I mentioned before, I have a
few named cultivars so let me know if you’re interested in scionwood and I’ll
gladly oblige.
Bert, do you want to explain what you
meant below by “No problems except removal
from the grow tube due to long tap root”. The ‘grow
tube’; what are the dimensions, did you burry it in the ground right to the top
of the tube, etc, etc?
Joe C.
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[mailto:labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of bert dunn
Sent: October 11, 2007 8:48 AM
To: Ontario Fruit
Explorers
Subject: Re: [OFEX] Asimina Triloba
This was not addressed to anyone so
I delayed answering, thought Joe B might answer
Please see answers below by
******
Cheers
Bert
Sent: Thursday,
September 06, 2007 9:35 PM
What I
would be interested in is the following:
1.What named cultivars of pawpaw do you have? *****not
named, seeds
2.Have any of them produced any fruit? *****not yet, have
produced very interesting looking blossoms.
3.How do you keep the critters away from the fruit before it ripens
(raccoons, squirrels, possums and mice, yes mice? *****no
problems so far with these varmints or disease
4.Have you ever grown pawpaw from a seed? I have, and it is one
of the most uncommon experiences I have had in horticulture. ***I
grew them from seed. Had great directions and felt I knew what to expect. No
problems except removal from the grow tube due to long tap root.
Sent: September
6, 2007 4:29 PM
Sent: Thursday,
September 06, 2007 10:26 AM
Bert, I
didn’t think anyone in the group was growing Asimina Triloba other than myself.
I’ve had one for about 15 years. It’s about 15’ feet high. As you
know, these plants are dioecious so for many years it was producing maroon
flowers but no fruit. I finally got a few other varieties and grafted
them onto the one tree. Voila, I’ve got quite a few fruits this year.
Now to
your point. Pawpaws are known to sucker readily. Whilst they have
one very strong , deep tap root, they also have shallow lateral roots. So
they will naturally sucker. This is particularly true if you dig under
the tree canopy to plant flowers or perennials, say, and disturb the shallower
roots. Proof in fact is that I planted a few hostas under my tree this
year and, sure enough, I have multiple suckers everywhere.
As to
the question of ‘detaching’ suckers and planting them elsewhere, my experience
is limited but results have almost always been negative. A more
appropriate approach to multiplying them is to sow sees in the fall (have got
lots of experience here so if you need more info write to me). There is
much information to quench your appetite on this subject at various pawpaw web
sites:
1. The premier web site for this plant is Kent State University where
much research has been going on for years now: http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/
2. California Rare Fruit Growers Association http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pawpaw.html
3. Ohio Pawpaw Festival http://www.pawpawfest.com/
4. National Clonal Germplasma Repository
http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/PacWest/Corvallis/ncgr/minor/asiinfo.html#vegetative
5. Northern Nut grower Association http://www.icserv.com/nnga/scion.htm
By the
way, here are the pawpaw cultivars I have:
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PAWPAW (asimina
triloba)
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Variety
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Scion/Budwood
donor status
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Comments
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Boula
|
yes
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Select variety from a friend of Allen
Cosnow
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Pennsylvania Golden #1
|
yes
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Officially recognized variety - Excellent select variety
|
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Taylor
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yes
|
Officially recognized variety - Select choice
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Wells
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yes
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Officially recognized variety - Select choice
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Joe's seedling
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yes
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Chance seedling. Mid size. Somewhat turpentine
after-taste
|
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Seclef
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yes
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Cosnow seedling. Late season variety.
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Lynn's Favorite
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yes
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Officially recognized variety - Scions from Wes Rice, Ponca City, Oklahoma
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North Carolina - 1 (nc-1)
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yes
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Officially recognized variety - Scions from Wes Rice, Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Rebecca's Gold
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yes
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Officially recognized variety - Scions from Wes Rice, Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Sunflower
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yes
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Officially recognized variety - Scions from Wes Rice, Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Taytwo
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yes
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Officially recognized variety - Scions from Wes Rice, Ponca City, Oklahoma
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You want
more? Come back with questions.
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