Paw Paw (Boone Farm) Seeds

Our Paw Paw seeds are cold hardy and ripen in the north before frost. Also called “Michigan Banana”, Pawpaw is a large, sweet, tropical fruit that is easy to grow. Native to North America, Paw Paw is a beautiful small tree that produces large quantities of delectable fruits in the fall. Flesh is creamy, light yellow, custard like and reminiscent of the flavor of banana. We love to eat them straight off of the tree (don’t eat the skin or seeds). Also fabulous served with a contrasting tart fruit such as fall red raspberries or currants. Pulp can be preserved by freezing. Trees will grow in full sun to part shade, are deer resistant (be sure to protect young trees), and can grow under walnut trees. Grows in USDA zones 5-8. Pawpaw Tree's native range is Michigan to Georgia but the best, largest fruited and most cold-hardy strains hail from Michigan. Trees will grow in part shade, are somewhat deer resistant, and can grow under walnut trees. These seeds are from our friend Marc Boone who has been growing paw paws since 1986. Marc's trees are a mix of grafted trees that produce large fruit (the size of a small mango) and wild paw paw trees which produce smaller fruit (about the size of an apricot). These seeds will grow trees that will make fruit in a range of sizes but all are sure to taste good!  Paw Paws are listed on the Slow Food Ark of Taste. (If we are out of Boone Farm seeds we will send Nature & Nurture Select seeds instead) Grow in USDA zones 5-8.  SEEDS ONLY AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER. PLANT IN FALL