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The following links will take you to pages from the #1 authority in the pawpaw fruit tree industry. 

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Germinating Seeds

Seeds are slow to germinate and it's easy to grow seedlings when certain procedures are followed.

Learn from the pro's.

Growing Conditions

This is a must read for growing great tasting pawpaw fruit.

Learn from experience.

Grafting Pawpaws

Grafting pawpaws is easy and comparable to other fruit trees.  Pawpaw Farms™ offers buds for grafting.

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Pollination

Pawpaw trees are self-infertile, although exceptions are possible.   For good fruit sets, each variety must be fertilized with pollen from a different variety of pawpaw tree.

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How to harvest.

Learn when a pawpaw fruit is ripe and how to store it for longer shelf-life.

Is it time to eat?

Disease, pest & butterflies

The pawpaw is remarkably unbothered by diseases and pests, but like all organisms it has natural predators and diseases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to FAQ's provided by the Peterson Pawpaws®.

Answers to FAQ's