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["Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>]

I live in a limestone soil region. Would pawpaws do well here?

 

Bill

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From: Lucky Pittman

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Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:32 AM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Papaws

At 09:41 PM 09/15/2002 -0500, J.Frisk wrote:

I just had my first Papaws from my orchard.  I have had the trees for about 20 years.  They are about 20 feet high.  I believe that I have just one variety.  It suckered another large stem a number of years ago that is as tall as the original tree.  I planted two varieties but the other one died almost immediately.

Judson,
If these were grafted selections, the root sucker that came up is from the seedling rootstock, and is, indeed, a second 'variety', thus providing the opportunity for cross-pollination between the two.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY