Wow, this is a REALLY deep dive into paw paws and so informative! I've been growing them for a few years and am just getting fruit now. Glad to hear the new knowledge on pollination and that more work is getting done on breeding them so they transport better and last longer. U-pick here is popular so long as you take the time to educate the pickers before they go out. They have a vested interest in paying for fruit they can actually eat so it works. Kentucky has always been the bright research light in these efforts! Thank you!
Really great interview- thanks so much for it and all the work you do.
To pawpaw enthusiasts/growers further south:
Blaise Pezold organizes the Gulf South Pawpaw Symposium right outside of New Orleans every December w lectures, grafting demos, etc. They give away hundreds of trees grown from seed collected in SE forests. Come out next year !
Wow, this is a REALLY deep dive into paw paws and so informative! I've been growing them for a few years and am just getting fruit now. Glad to hear the new knowledge on pollination and that more work is getting done on breeding them so they transport better and last longer. U-pick here is popular so long as you take the time to educate the pickers before they go out. They have a vested interest in paying for fruit they can actually eat so it works. Kentucky has always been the bright research light in these efforts! Thank you!
Thanks for reading!
Really great interview- thanks so much for it and all the work you do.
To pawpaw enthusiasts/growers further south:
Blaise Pezold organizes the Gulf South Pawpaw Symposium right outside of New Orleans every December w lectures, grafting demos, etc. They give away hundreds of trees grown from seed collected in SE forests. Come out next year !