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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
I grew up in northern New Jersey and can't remember ever having come
across a Pawpaw tree in the wild - it seems like I was just outside their range. I now live in southeastern pennsylvania and I'd like to locate some wild pawpaws, hopefully nearby, with the intent of obtaining some seed and/or seedlings/suckers so I can establish a couple of "wild" trees in my yard (along with some named varieties I have on order). I'm specifically interested in wild trees - not cultivated ones. Can anyone give me any "tricks" for finding pawpaw trees or know of locations where they've seen pawpaws growing wild in PA, DE, NJ, or MD? I'd be willing to travel an hour or two to see/find them. Thanks Pete Chrisbacher |
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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
According to Dirr (I'm going to have to make a new acronym, ATD), Asimina
triloba (Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple) is indigenous from New York to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas. (Introduced 1736). Asminia parviflora is indigenous in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Virginia to Mississippi and east Texas. I find them with regularity (although they are solitary trees or small clumps usually) in dry hardwood stands and lowlying (riverbottom) areas, almost always in fertile soil (lots of leaf mold present) here in Virginia. FWIW, ATD they are difficult to transplant unless quite young (6'). Dave "Peter Chrisbacher" wrote in message ... I grew up in northern New Jersey and can't remember ever having come across a Pawpaw tree in the wild - it seems like I was just outside their range. I now live in southeastern pennsylvania and I'd like to locate some wild pawpaws, hopefully nearby, with the intent of obtaining some seed and/or seedlings/suckers so I can establish a couple of "wild" trees in my yard (along with some named varieties I have on order). I'm specifically interested in wild trees - not cultivated ones. Can anyone give me any "tricks" for finding pawpaw trees or know of locations where they've seen pawpaws growing wild in PA, DE, NJ, or MD? I'd be willing to travel an hour or two to see/find them. Thanks Pete Chrisbacher |
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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
"Peter Chrisbacher" wrote in message
... I grew up in northern New Jersey and can't remember ever having come across a Pawpaw tree in the wild - it seems like I was just outside their range. I now live in southeastern pennsylvania and I'd like to locate some wild pawpaws, hopefully nearby, with the intent of obtaining some seed and/or seedlings/suckers so I can establish a couple of "wild" trees in my yard (along with some named varieties I have on order). I'm specifically interested in wild trees - not cultivated ones. Can anyone give me any "tricks" for finding pawpaw trees or know of locations where they've seen pawpaws growing wild in PA, DE, NJ, or MD? I'd be willing to travel an hour or two to see/find them. Thanks Pete Chrisbacher Easy enough to find if you know what you're looking for -- I come across wild ones all the time while I'm hiking. But I'd suggest that you avoid moving a wild one. Far easier to buy some of the domesticated varieties: http://www.blossomnursery.com/ -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] Return address will not work. Please reply in group or through my website: http://johnmcgaw.com |
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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
I would say almost impossible with that tap root. Ingrid
"David J Bockman" wrote: According to Dirr (I'm going to have to make a new acronym, ATD), Asimina triloba (Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple) is indigenous from New York to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas. (Introduced 1736). Asminia parviflora is indigenous in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Virginia to Mississippi and east Texas. I find them with regularity (although they are solitary trees or small clumps usually) in dry hardwood stands and lowlying (riverbottom) areas, almost always in fertile soil (lots of leaf mold present) here in Virginia. FWIW, ATD they are difficult to transplant unless quite young (6'). Dave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
I would say almost impossible with that tap root. Ingrid
"David J Bockman" wrote: According to Dirr (I'm going to have to make a new acronym, ATD), Asimina triloba (Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple) is indigenous from New York to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas. (Introduced 1736). Asminia parviflora is indigenous in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Virginia to Mississippi and east Texas. I find them with regularity (although they are solitary trees or small clumps usually) in dry hardwood stands and lowlying (riverbottom) areas, almost always in fertile soil (lots of leaf mold present) here in Virginia. FWIW, ATD they are difficult to transplant unless quite young (6'). Dave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
I would say almost impossible with that tap root. Ingrid
"David J Bockman" wrote: According to Dirr (I'm going to have to make a new acronym, ATD), Asimina triloba (Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple) is indigenous from New York to Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas. (Introduced 1736). Asminia parviflora is indigenous in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Virginia to Mississippi and east Texas. I find them with regularity (although they are solitary trees or small clumps usually) in dry hardwood stands and lowlying (riverbottom) areas, almost always in fertile soil (lots of leaf mold present) here in Virginia. FWIW, ATD they are difficult to transplant unless quite young (6'). Dave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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How to Find Pawpaws in the Wild?
"John McGaw" wrote in message ... Easy enough to find if you know what you're looking for -- I come across wild ones all the time while I'm hiking. But I'd suggest that you avoid moving a wild one. Far easier to buy some of the domesticated varieties: http://www.blossomnursery.com/ -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pawpaw.html |
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