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[Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>]

Sarah, I would think paw paws would do OK there. I think your problems might
be mostly winter wind and summer dry. If you have a sheltered spot where you
can irrigate with rich soil, they should do OK. I imagine in the prairies
you would get enough heat and sun to ripen them.

My main problems here have been lack of water, competition with grass, and
they don't like cold drying winds. They do much better at my parents house
in the same zone, where they have extremely rich soil with tons of moisture
and excellent wind buffers. We also get a lot of clouds in Michigan, and it
can be relatively cool in summer. 70's with some 80's and some 90's seems
normal.

Matt
z5 se MI

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Lee Reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com> wrote:

> Pawpaws can definitely survive in zone 4 but they need sufficient summer
> heat to ripen their fruits.
>
> Lee Reich, PhD
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> http://leereich.com/blog.html.
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> The Pruning Book
> Weedless Gardening
> Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
> Landscaping with Fruit
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> On Mar 25, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Sarah Kehler Ewing wrote:
>
> > 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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