Fruiting Pawpaws in Western New York! (July 2022)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- It's time for an update from the orchard... This year we have 40 fruits total on our 2 fruiting pawpaw trees! We have a total of 7 young trees, so join us in the orchard for a look and some pawpaw talk!
Great job at growing these paw paw trees.
Thank you! They seem to like it here, even with all of our snow and cold.
beautiful orchard! thanks for sharing
Thank you!
They look so good! I’m making an effort to get these going here in PA this year. Great stuff!
Thank you! I'm sure they will do well for you!
Fellow WNYer, very interested in attempting to raise Paw Paws. You have a great orchard started. Thanks for sharing your video.
Pawpaws grow great here, so I'm sure you'll have luck! If I can be of help let me know!
so nice !!!
I can't wait for my trees to fruit! It'll be a few years though.
Definitely worth the wait!
Awesome little orchard. 👍 I obtained some seeds from Pennsylvania last fall, and although they didn’t germinate until late this summer they seem to be doing well. I planted mine right along the edge of the woods, so they’re only exposed to full sun for part of the day. Hopefully they’ll bear fruit in a few years, as I have yet to even try one.
Thank you! They do take a while to get going but after a few years they go into overdrive!
The edge of the woods is the perfect spot... that's where they typically seem to grow!
How do you clear the grass under your trees so nicely?
I used a tile shovel, went around in a circle and made a ring, then slipped it just under the sod and pushed to free it from the topsoil, almost like a giant grass rug, if that makes sense. I think I might have filmed it... If so I'll upload it!
Awesome orchard... also have one... not as nice as yours though
Thank you! It just takes time so yours will get there too! We're in the hoping to dodge late freezes stage now...
@@captiveroots3037 Yes indeed, it takes a few years, I have started to slowly reap the benefits of making an orchard out of my garden! But I am not entirely there yet!
Thanks for the awesome video!
It's nice following the updates, I just planted 6 myself now it's my time to watch them grow. Do you fertilize them? Thanks for this, hopefully we'll see your harvest later.
I don't really fertilize the fruit trees... I've only spread some Black Cow manure around the base of the trees once a year but I didn't do that this year. No real reason, just ran out of time early in the season!
Great video! I was wondering how often you water and what type of fertilizer is used for these trees as they look great!
I don't really water except for this year when I watered once or twice because it's been so dry... As far as fertilizer, also very minimal. I put down some Black Cow last year early in the season but mostly the trees are just left alone to do their thing
Thank you for stopping by and watching our video!
Can you please make a video on how you pollinate it? Thank you
I definitely can, but it might have to be next spring. I'll see if I have any footage to use from this year but all the flowers are done by Memorial Day so if not it might be a while unfortunately
@@captiveroots3037 thank you so much! 🙌🏻
I just got my pawpaw seedlings (only two of four hatched)
After keeping them dry for over half a year and then putting them in the fridge I wouldn’t have thought that they were gonna germinate.
I’m hoping the rest of the seedlings will hatch. I was so happy I cried 😂
Where I live I cannot get my hands on pawpaws easily! Your videos helped a lot with the process so thank you!
Question, Are you growing your Paw Paw patch under dappled lighting? I'm planning to plant an orchard here in Georgia and there are a few location with dappled lighting on our land that may work. BTW, your trees look great!
Thank you! We have them in various places around the yard, many of which could be described as dappled shade. We have a lot of large trees around (pines, maples, willow, chestnut, basswood) so there's a lot of shade as the sun travels through the sky each day. They are doing great pretty much everywhere we've planted them. I would think that a bit of shade would do them good in Georgia!
@@captiveroots3037 Yes, I can tell from your video that your trees really like their locations. We also have a large canopy but most people say grow them in full sun but their trees don't look as healthy as yours.
@@liocean9636 They really like water. Not swampy or flooded, but they don't like being dry. The town we live in in southwest NY is known for its underground springs and high water table. I think that helps a lot.
Can I have a few seeds since buying the fruits is too epensive?
I don't have any seeds left for this year unfortunately, but the KSU Pawpaw program used to send seeds for free to anyone who asked. It's worth checking into!
Nice trees however, I would remove the black tiles and swap them out with white.
Thank you! Those black drain pipes are definitely temporary.... I hadn't used anything for a few years and never had any trouble. Then this winter the rabbits hammered my apples and a plum so I rushed these on.
Can be Paw Paw with pink flesh ? I received it in Poland Taiwanese Paw Paw called Jaspis .I can't find reliable info about it
Not sure but it's possible... The flesh typically is on a scale ranging from white to yellow to almost orange, so it's possible that a really dark colored fruit could appear pinkish if it was a dark yellow/orange color.
It may have been a papaya. In some countries, papaya is called paw paw.
@@davidnonnenmacher8863 good call, that sounds like a very reasonable possibility!
@@captiveroots3037 I will see how it will survive first winter
Where can I get paw paw to buy here in New York during season? I’m in Brooklyn and works on Long Island . I want to try them so bad 😩
I think there's a market in the NY City area that sells them but I'm not sure of the name. I've ordered from a website called Earthy Delights before our trees fruited. They are only available for a few weeks each fall though.
If we have extra this fall I'll send you a couple fruits if you're interested.
Do you know if they were all grown from seed, grafted or on their own roots?
Any concerns the fruit quality may not be as good as the parent if they are seed grown?
All are grafted except the mango and taytwo. Seedlings from named varieties tend to be fairly close to the parents, especially since fruit from named varieties tends to come from an orchard where it was pollinated by another named variety, increasing the chance of a good fruit. We're looking forward to seeing how the seedling trees do in the future! All our current fruit is on older grafted trees
@@captiveroots3037 thanks! That's very helpful to know. Would you happen to know where I may be able to purchase cuttings to graft?
@@noel12192 I would recommend joining North American Scion Exchange on Facebook. Lots of people selling them there!
I've purchased many rare apple scions from members of that group!
where did you buy all yours?
Mostly mail order... Starks and One Green World are great! Our largest tree was a tiny little stick from Starks