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  • From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pawpaws for cold zones
  • Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:22:49 -0700 (PDT)

There's a variety called "Nc-1" later renamed "Canada's Best" that you might
try. You need at least two varieties for pollination. All the named varieties
are grafted, and seedlings are apparently quite variable. My pawpaws are
young, so I don't have much advice. Good luck!

Melissa

--- On Fri, 3/25/11, Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Pawpaws for cold zones
> To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 4:07 PM
> Sorry to ask you to rehash things for
> me, but I've been deleting pawpaw messages thinking that
> they couldn't be grown anywhere near here... and now I see
> that Dominion carries a zone 4 rated paw-paw called "pawpaw
> Taywo asimina triloba".  Ever heard of it/any
> comments?
>
> Are Pawpaws usually grafted or seedlings? 
>
> What do you need pollination?
>
> Any recommendations of other varieties?
>
> Sarah
> zone 3
> Edmonton, AB
>
>




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