Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 136 Location: Livingston Louisiana
Posted: Wed 29 Jul, 2009 2:52 pm
Harvested a few. These are going to be devoured quickly. I am making some spiced paw paw jam to have this winter also. Saving all the seed from all with few seeds, good flavor and large size. The culls will be seeded and planted for rootstock. That way you have a paw paw with good traits grafted on a good aclimated Louisiana rootstock.....David
Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1842 Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi
Posted: Sat 08 Aug, 2009 4:59 pm
Hi David, do you hand pollinate yours? My 2 are now 7-8 yrs old & gave me (for the 1st time) a few blossoms that fell off. Hoping next year I'll get fruit.
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Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 136 Location: Livingston Louisiana
Posted: Wed 12 Aug, 2009 2:55 pm
Hi Patty
No I do not hand polinate unless................I am making a cross to improve some factor and I feel the cross will do it. I leave it up to the natural polinators...seems to be ants and bugs and flies here. I do not see a lot of bee activity on the blooms. If your trees are grafted trees of a good variety I find that fruit comes in about 3 or 4 years................sometimes a little faster if its a good variety and a very healthy tree. Sorry for the late reply...computer has been giving me fits. Take care and good to hear from you. David
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 136 Location: Livingston Louisiana
Posted: Mon 07 Sep, 2009 12:42 pm
Yes Dave ////// Not promotion my own biz but I have some grafted trees for sale. I have some of the best that can be found. Let me know what you desire and I shall see what I can fix you up with. This is not the selling forum so I shall not mention prices here...but we can discuss. Thanks for your interest...David