Pawpaw and Persimmon trees transplanted as the first chilly weather hits central VA.
@Siriusfarm is this the time to plant pawpaws? OHRiverValley here…and thinking about planting them. Was told I need to confirm male and female—and have them touch? That confused me
@Thumprhare this is a good time of year to plant them. We have a couple more along the creek bed. None are touching and still bear fruit. This is from one of our books: “ Papaw trees are trioecious, meaning they can be male, female, or hermaphrodite. To ensure fruit production, it's recommended to plant at least two pawpaw trees, leaving 15 to 25 feet of space between them.”
@Siriusfarm thank you so much for that information….i had a guy at the gym tell me what I wrote above and it didn’t make sense.
They are also native here.
How long before you seem to find fruit?
@Thumprhare I think that you may wait a long time to get fruit if ever from your pawpaws. Here in Virginia, we have seen lots of large groves that only have fruit occasionally. They rely on non-traditional pollinators like beetles and certain types of flies so it is hard to count on them fruiting each year.