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  • From: Dan Sorensen <dan@phantomlake.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] paw paw seedling and asian pear help
  • Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:37:40 -0400

James,

Place your paw paw seeds in a ziplock bag with some damp, not soggy sphagnum peat. Put it in the refrigerator and after three months start checking it every few days for germination. You can then plant all of them, or just plant them one by one as the seedling root begins to emerge. If you don't plant them directly in the ground, use a tall tree pot to accommodate the long tap root. It takes a while for the top to emerge from the soil as the root does a lot of growing first.

Asian pear is grafted to the same rootstocks as European pear, so follow recommendations for that based on your soil conditions.

Dan Sorensen
Russell, PA


James G Steen wrote:
Hi,
Could someone(s) please let me know how best to treat paw paw seeds for planting out. I've heard they need 3 months cold, is the refridgerator, freezer, or a winter out-of-doors preferable? Also, when is the best time to plant them? I'm in the mountains of north carolina where some odd winter days can range from 30 to 70 degrees outside.
Also, does anyone have suggestions on what kind of asian pear rootstock to use for a sandy upland soil. My farm is also dry, it's one of the driest climates (a mountain microclimate) east of the mississippi. I appreciate Nafex and you'all. The conference was great
Geoffrey Steen
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC

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