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[Evan <kodama@riseup.net>]

Thanks for the advice y'all! I wasn't planning to cage because I figured no 
one wants to eat paw paw twigs and leaves, but since I have a couple of extra 
around I'll throw 'em over.

cheers,
Evan
Southern Appalachians
2800-3000', Zone 6

On Nov 7, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Alexander Brands wrote:

> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 07:20:06 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Jwlehman@aol.com
>> Subject: [NAFEX]  potting up pawpaws
>> 
>> In a message dated 11/5/2011 2:19:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
>> kodama@riseup.net writes:
>> 
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>> I recently received some grafted Paw-Paw's in the mail and was  
>> hoping they'd be large enough to transplant straight to a sunny spot  
>> in the field, but they're not ready for prime time yet. So I'm  
>> looking for suggestions regarding potting up paw paws to grow out  
>> until large enough to set into a permanent location. I understand  
>> paw paws are difficult to transplant, and I've already failed once  
>> before in potting up paw-paws and having them live, though that was  
>> more due to my neglect than anything with the transplant.
>> 
>> Hello Evan,
>> 
>> You didn't say if they arrived bare root or potted. Size?  Grafted  
>> or seedling? Where are you located, midwest or Arizona?
> 
>> Generally I agree with another writer, plant them now where you want  
>> them permanently. Be sure to mulch heavily if in an area where temps  
>> drop lower than 20 F this winter. Do not expose the roots to a hard  
>> freeze either in pots or in the ground. Generally they don't need  
>> shading after the first year from seed. But if they are bear root 1  
>> year seedlings, providing shade the first year such as with a tree  
>> tube would be a good safety measure.
> 
> 
> 
> I agree with Jerry, and would like to add that if you plant them in  
> the ground now, put a cage around them.  I don't think rabbits like to  
> eat paw paw branches, but they don't know that until they take a bite.  
>  For a small grafted plant, that one bite can be the whole scion.   
> For a non grafted seedling, not as big a deal, but it will set them  
> back a little.
> 
> Alex
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