Anyone here growing them? I was surprised to see in the sale section of the local nursery 2 paw paw trees, or as they're colloquially known, Indiana bananas. Then I looked at the price and was even more surprised: $5 each. So I snatched them up with the quickness, and as I was loading them into my car, a lady walked by and said "oh are those the paw paws, I was going to get one of those." Too late!
Paw paws are so cool, they produce the largest fruit indigenous to North America. The tree looks like a tropical tree and the fruit tastes like a tropical fruit, yet they grow in temperature zones. It's the only member of the Annonaceae family that doesn't grow in the tropics. I don't know how they ended up in temperate zones, but I'm glad they did, so that we can grow a tropic-like fruit.
I don't have anywhere to plant them right now, so I need to pot them up to a 10 or 15 gallon deep pot. I'm a little worried though, since they are notorious for getting transplant shock. I've read people say they've had transplant shock that lasted years.
Paw paws are so cool, they produce the largest fruit indigenous to North America. The tree looks like a tropical tree and the fruit tastes like a tropical fruit, yet they grow in temperature zones. It's the only member of the Annonaceae family that doesn't grow in the tropics. I don't know how they ended up in temperate zones, but I'm glad they did, so that we can grow a tropic-like fruit.
I don't have anywhere to plant them right now, so I need to pot them up to a 10 or 15 gallon deep pot. I'm a little worried though, since they are notorious for getting transplant shock. I've read people say they've had transplant shock that lasted years.