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Old 19-05-2010, 11:15 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Pat Kiewicz[_2_] Pat Kiewicz[_2_] is offline
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Default Anyone growing PawPaws?

Ross said:


Bill who putters wrote:
They may be able to handle partial sun. So I give it a go.


We have a young tree, just a bit over 6 feet tall. It has bloomed the
last few years, as a matter of fact it's in bloom right now. However, it
has never set fruit and after reading the other posts in this thread and
doing a bit of Googling, it is easier to understand why.


You need at least two trees as they aren't self-fertile.

Did ou read the bit about hanging chicken necks from the paw paw
trees to attract its natural pollinators (blow flies and carrion beetles)?

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Pat in Plymouth MI

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