Prolific Pawpaw

Taylors, SC

Seedling and grafted pawpaw trees sold at the nursery on seasonal open days; no shipping.

Hamden, CT

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) in their online tree shop; retail nursery in Hamden open to visitors.

Thomaston, CT

Select pawpaw seedlings from named parents (Taytwo, Overleese, NC-1, IXL, Peterson); zone-6-grown stock; open Wed-Sat in season.

Afton, VA

Grafted named varieties plus seedlings; plants ship potted year-round; nursery open daily.

Orleans, CA

Family permaculture nursery on the Klamath River; mail-orders roughly 39 named pawpaw scionwood cultivars (Mango, Davis, Lehmans Choice, Potomac, Susquehanna and more) with live stock counts.

Cookeville, TN

Bare-root mail-order ships November to April (dormant); pre-orders open ahead of the shipping window.

Pricing$25 to $26

Randolph, WI

Mail-order seed and plant house; pawpaw among the fruiting plants; stock moves seasonally.

Danielson, CT

Mail-order since 1892; pawpaw in the hardy outdoor line; hardiness-zone guidance in the store.

Portland, OR

Ships to all 50 states; many varieties sell by email announcement rather than open stock; retail yard open daily.

Perry, MI

Grafted pawpaw trees ship in fall (~October); one of two MI Peterson-pawpaw licensees.

Oakland, CA

Operates the former Rolling River Nursery; around 25 pawpaw varieties; ships nationwide.

PricingSeedlings $18

SeaTac, WA

Nursery and garden center; pawpaw among berries, exotics, and cold-hardy citrus; ships plants year-round.

Arden, NC

Grafted Peterson/KSU trees; sells out fast each season.

PricingGrafted trees $45

Louisiana, MO

13 pawpaw varieties including licensed KSU cultivars; one-year survival guarantee.

PricingFree shipping on orders $99+

Overleese

Mid to late season, ripening the first week of October in Michigan

Rich, full pawpaw flavor; long valued as a benchmark variety

Sunflower

Late season, ripening the first week of October in Michigan

Sweet and pleasant; a widely grown classic

NC-1

Mid season, ripening in late summer to early fall

Sweet and full-flavored with an avocado-like consistency and little bitterness

Davis

Mid to late season, ripening the first week of October in Michigan

Good, mild pawpaw flavor

Taytwo

Late season, ripening around October 10 in Michigan

Mild, sweet pawpaw flavor

Pennsylvania Golden

Early season, ripening in late September

Classic, strong wild pawpaw flavor

Mango

Late season, September to October

Rich, candied-banana flavor with vivid orange-yellow pulp

Wells

Mid to late September

Reported sweet, but flavor and other traits are not authoritatively documented

Taylor

Late season, ripening the first week of October in Michigan

Mild pawpaw flavor; yellow flesh with green skin

Uncle Tom

Mid season, ripening mid-September in Indiana

Historic selection valued more for its place in pawpaw history than for documented flavor

Ketter

Early season

Mild but very rich flavor, neither insipid nor cloying; medium-yellow flesh

Dr. Potter

Late season

Mild flavor; rich yellow flesh

Buckman

Late to very late season

Mild flavor with white flesh

Mitchell

Wilson

Mid season, ripening in September in Kentucky

Sweet, banana-pear flavor with a custard texture

Halvin

Early season, ripening late August in Kentucky

Very sweet and smooth with no aftertaste and a hint of pineapple

IXL

Late season

Rebecca's Gold

Mid to late season, ripening September to October

Very sweet and richly flavored

Lynn's Favorite

Late season, ripening the second week of October in Michigan

SAA-Zimmerman

Mary Foos Johnson

Late season, ripening the first week of October in Michigan

Sweet Alice

Late season, ripening in early October

Horn's White

Late season

Unusually white, creamy, very sweet flesh with coconut and cherimoya notes