To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pawpaw seed questions
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:20:59 -0600
I read that the native Americans had taken all kinds of plants north, not
just pecans but also pawpaws. Don't remember where I read it, but they said
that the plants didn't crop because they didn't have cross pollination. For
someone who could find such plants, the whole patch is one clone, they can
be dug and moved. Someone said that about 50% survive if they are dug in
summer and all the leaves stripped. For northerners who ever are surprised
to come across pawpaws, it might be worthwhile to collect plants at least
for others. Donna