Pawpaw Seedling (Organic)
High quality seedlings from our own farm collected seed of our popular named varieties. Trees will take a little longer to come into production than our grafted trees, but they...
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Paw Paws (Asimina Triloba)
Paw Paw (Asimina triloba)
A very pest and disease resistant easy to grow tree that has Beautiful gold fall color.
This big leafed almost tropical looking tree is native to many areas of North America. It is the hardiest member of the Cherimoya family, which includes many delicious tropical fruits. The fruits have thin greenish yellow skin, a few large seeds and a custard like texture with the unique aromatic flavor of bananas and mangoes. We find them to be a very tasty fall fruit. Fast growing trees reach 15+ feet and start producing in three years. They are hardy to -20 degrees. Need two for cross-pollination. Zones 5-9.
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Allegheny (Organic)
This very productive variety features large fruit with delicious, sweet, creamy-yellow flesh. Allegheny appears to be the earliest ripening of the Peterson Pawpaw varieties.
Cold Hardy to USDA Zone 5
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Davis (Organic)
This excellent variety has been getting rave reviews from paw paw aficionados for its large size, great flavor and good reliable productivity. Ripens first week of October and keeps well...
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KSU – Benson™ Pawpaw (conventional)
Medium to large sized fruit that are kidney-shaped with yellow flesh. Plant two varieties or a combination of seedlings and varieties for cross-pollination. Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting. Selected...
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KSU-Atwood Pawpaw (Conventional)
Developed at Kentucky State University’s paw paw breeding program led by Professor Kirk Pomper, this new patented early ripening variety is noted for its very high yields of 150 or...
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Mango (Organic)
This Georgia variety is fast growing with large sweet orange fleshed fruits. Hardiness zones 5-9.
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Maria’s Joy Pawpaw (organic)
Medium to large sized fruit that are kidney-shaped with yellow flesh. Pawpaw likes 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil. Plant two varieties or a combination of seedlings and...
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NC-1 Pawpaw (organic)
Known for its large, sweet and flavorful early ripening fruit, NC-1 has few seeds and thin skin. A cross of Overleese and Davis that was selected in 1976 by R....
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Overleese (Conventional 2020 1 gallon)
An Indiana variety that has large fruits with excellent flavor and few seeds. Hardiness zones 5-9.
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Pennsylvania Golden (Conventional)
This new variety is very early ripening, with large sweet and tasty yellow fruit. Heavy bearing tree is cold hardy and reliable. Considered a good choice for both cool maritime...
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Potomac Pawpaw (conventional)
Another delicious paw paw from the Breeding work of Neal Peterson. Very large, sweet and delicious, Potomac fruit has a very high flesh to seed ratio and can weigh up...
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Rappahannock (Organic)
Rappahannock is a superior tree for picking fruit from. The fruit is easier to spot among the foliage, because of the horizontal habit of the leaves, and because its fruits...
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Rebeccas Gold (Organic)
Northern California variety has large and richly aromatic high quality fruit.” Late ripening. Hardiness zones 5-9.
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Black Currants ( Ribes nigrum) ZX, Cornelian Cherries, New Items, Paw Paws (Asimina Triloba), SPECIALS and SALES!
Shade Tolerant Fruit Special (Organic)
Shade Tolerant Fruit Special
(2) Pawpaw seedlings
(2) Redstone Cornelian Cherries
(2) Crandall black Currants
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Shenandoah Pawpaw (Conventional)
A patented variety from the breeding work of Neal Peterson in Maryland, who has worked tirelessly since the 1980’s developing several highly acclaimed new varieties. Shenandoah can reach up to...
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Sunflower Pawpaw (conventional)
Partially self-fertile hardy northern variety has very good fruits and is a reliable and heavy producer. Later ripening. Hardiness zones 5-9.
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Susquehanna Pawpaw (Conventional)
Another outstanding patented variety from the breeding work of Neal Peterson, Susquehanna is the largest fruit of his collection with fruits weighing 1 pound and over. Also has the lowest...
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Sweet Alice (Conventional)
Compact and hardy tree bears good crops of large, very sweet, orange-yellow fruit. Selected in the wilds of West Virginia by Homer Jacobs in 1934.
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Taylor (Organic)
Michigan variety is productive with large clusters of small delicious fruit.” Early ripening. Hardiness zones 5-9.
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Taytoo (Organic)
Another early ripening Michigan selection that has medium sized fruits with exceptional flavor. Hardiness zones 5-9.
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Wabash PawPaw (Conventional 2020 1 gallon)
Very fleshy. Percent seed ~ 6% by weight. Flavor sweet and rich. Texture medium firm, creamy, smooth. Flesh color yellow to orangish. Fruit size typically 8-12 oz. Good productivity. The...
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Wells (Organic)
Large delicious orange fleshed fruit ripens in late September. Discovered in the wild in Salem, IN, by David Wells in 1990, it has won taste test awards and is a...
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Wilson (Organic)
Propagated from a wild seedling growing near Cumberland Kentucky, Wilson is a strong growing long lived tree that has scored high in trials at the University of Kentucky. Productive of...
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