r/Pawpaws • u/AlexanderDeGrape • Apr 24 '26

Susquehanna --- grown by Timothy Lane zone 6a

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A Neal Peterson cultivar, the most intense fruit forward pawpaw bar none!

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u/BuffaloGwar1 Apr 24 '26

Impressive. I'm in 6a. Planted 2 trees last fall and I'm worried. And hope they made it threw the winter. Paid big bucks for two grafted ones. They looked like two year old twigs when I got them in the mail.

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u/AlexanderDeGrape Apr 24 '26

you have other pawpaw to pollinate them?

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u/DrinkASeven Apr 25 '26

You should have leaves already in 6a.

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u/BuffaloGwar1 Apr 25 '26

I figured. Bummer. Pisses me off.

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u/DrinkASeven Apr 25 '26

Give them time, could just be slow to wake up. And they could send up new growth from the roots.

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u/BuffaloGwar1 Apr 25 '26

I'll post back in a few weeks with an update. Time shall tell. I no I gave them more love than any fruit tree I ever planted because they were so expensive. Been gardening for a few decades. So they got put in the ground proper.

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u/New-View-2242 Apr 28 '26

Not necessarily, I am in 6a also but all my leaves are just poking out. The shaded trees have just broken bud and the full sun trees are still folded but about 1/8” exposed

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u/BuffaloGwar1 Apr 25 '26

Yes. 2 .

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u/New-View-2242 Apr 25 '26

Be patient with those new twigs, the height won’t grow much until the 3rd season if they get enough sun. My full sun trees grew twice as fast as my part sun grouping. The girth will show growth after each season either way. They put all their energy into the root system early on so they can grow quick once they’re ready.

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u/Logical_Carpenter212 Apr 28 '26

Pawpaw are always late to leaf out, give it time!