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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

I recall a statement (possibly on this list) that insufficient moisture 
(less than lots) produces a requirement for shading of pawpaw seedlings 
in the first year or two. Limited personal experience is in alignment 
with this.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


Lee Reich wrote:
> Leaves on grafted trees are "mature" even when the trees are first 
> planted so they should not need shading. A seedling tree's leaves are 
> juvenile for a few years a perhaps the juvenile leaves do need shading. 
> After years of seeing a lot of pawpaw seedlings, I'm not sure any need 
> shading, though. Can anyone else confirm this, or not?