Annual since 2022, timed to the late-August harvest, at Blue Oak Horticulture in Taylors.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in South Carolina
4 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in South Carolina. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Finding pawpaw in South Carolina comes down to a few growers and the state's fall festival. Trusty Farms in Jackson ships pawpaw trees, and the South Carolina Pawpaw Festival in Taylors celebrates the harvest each year. The long, warm season suits most varieties, and the fruit usually ripens from early August into September.
Festival
1Nursery
2Seedling and grafted pawpaw trees sold at the nursery on seasonal open days; no shipping.
Trusty Farms
Ships In stockRetail nursery open spring and fall; square.site shop plus Etsy pawpaws; greenhouse tours offered.
Online
1Park Seed
ShipsMail-order since 1868; grafted Peterson cultivars Potomac, Shenandoah, and Susquehanna.
Nothing close enough?
Fresh pawpaws also move by mail in season, and frozen pulp ships year-round. See where to buy pawpaw fruit for the verified sellers that ship, typical prices, and how the short season works.
Pawpaw tree nurseries in South Carolina
2 verified nurseries in South Carolina sell pawpaw trees:
- Blue Oak Horticulture in Taylors
- Trusty Farms in Jackson
Want to plant your own?
The nurseries above cover buying a tree in or shipped to South Carolina. Plant at least two genetically different trees so they can cross-pollinate, and check whether pawpaw fruits where you live before you order.
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