tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post3129785016253681219..comments2024-02-28T01:17:52.318-08:00Comments on Seattle Garden & Fruit Adventures: Growing Pawpaws in SeattleBen B. Seattle Garden & Fruit Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13995744660902818172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-76327692389230545082024-02-11T09:27:03.463-08:002024-02-11T09:27:03.463-08:00Pawpaw flowers have both male and female structure...Pawpaw flowers have both male and female structures but generally don’t mature at the same time and so they don’t self pollinate. You need two or more different clones to get a chance at fruit. They’re pollinated by flies, not moths, so hanging dead fish in a flowering tree is a good idea. They also propagate by root suckers so over the years one tree will become a patch of shoots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-35229818418222782682024-02-11T08:56:14.485-08:002024-02-11T08:56:14.485-08:00Pawpaws have what’s known as a perfect flower: one...Pawpaws have what’s known as a perfect flower: one that contains both male and female parts. As a rule these parts don’t mature at the same time and so a tree cannot self pollinate. You need two or more in the area. They are pollinated by flies, not moths, which is why hanging fish in the tree improves the pollination rateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-72047254541140929462023-09-08T23:25:57.526-07:002023-09-08T23:25:57.526-07:00We have 2 pawpaw trees in our yard in Kirkland tha...We have 2 pawpaw trees in our yard in Kirkland that we planted 6 years ago, from Flower World. Only this year does it look like we might have more than 3 fruit. They can and do ripen in the last week of September!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-24052395646603691272022-10-22T11:20:37.078-07:002022-10-22T11:20:37.078-07:00Hi Ben, I'm interested in growing pawpaw too. ...Hi Ben, I'm interested in growing pawpaw too. I"m in North Seattle.Eugeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886008629162015887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-78444077254143669912020-10-14T12:54:18.650-07:002020-10-14T12:54:18.650-07:00Any updates on the pawpaws? I'm interested in ...Any updates on the pawpaws? I'm interested in growing some of my own!mtscott321https://www.blogger.com/profile/15536449930930100433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-33876952598034312712019-09-08T11:58:47.731-07:002019-09-08T11:58:47.731-07:00Hi Ben
Had you ever get the pawpaw fruits ripened ...Hi Ben<br />Had you ever get the pawpaw fruits ripened in Seattle areas yet.<br />I am have a few pawpaw trees in north of Seattle and would like to hear the report from you. Thank you so much. Vincent VINCENT.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08973080033124011521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730670578432247625.post-42586662321215280972017-09-09T12:43:21.995-07:002017-09-09T12:43:21.995-07:00Hi Ben!
I'm in Seattle, looking for the same...Hi Ben! <br /><br />I'm in Seattle, looking for the same thing - I want to try paw paws, and even maybe start my own tree to pollinate. Have you had success? And if you have - are there any suckers you'd be willing/able to share?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867997886008794160noreply@blogger.com