u/AlexanderDeGrape

A Sulfur protein slime or precisely Cysteine-Rich Peptide Slime, lol.
This helps chelate things like Ferric Oxide, with is common in soils, and would be toxic with out this protective layer.
This created Iron Cysteine Ligand, with is able to safely pass though the lipid layers of the cell.
Calcium also make 8 of the Auxin transporters, needed for fruit & root growth.
Low levels of Calcium Pectate Polymer cause fruit cracking & problems like blossom end rot in some fruits.
These are some of the many reasons I frequently recommend:
Gypsum & Bone Meal. Calcium Sulfate & Calcium Phosphate.
Boron is needed at 2ppm to 4ppm in the soil for pawpaw to assimilate Calcium properly.
Boron also help with Gibberellins & insures all fruits of a cluster are the same size.
If yours are not, I recommend horse manure from horses feed ALFALFA.
Any questions, then ask.

Phyllostica & spider mites love attacking pawpaw this time of year. Phyllostica is not a big concern. Spider Mites are.

Don't miss out.

NC-1, should be named BananaPawRex, as it is famous for powerful musky Banana flavors & vibrant tropical complexity in the long flavor profile finish. Epsom Salt in the soil & foliar sprays of Iron EDDHA on the youngest leaves every 2 weeks, pushes the intensity of this cultivar over the top.

5 Trees planted by James Dingus yesterday in a totally new style!
VIDEO: Jerry's Big Girl, "West R-1", Lehman #11, Wells?, Mississippi.
Mississippi is a sibling of Susquehanna & Potomac, with the flavor of Susquehanna & the vigor of Potomac & earlier ripening.
"West R-1" is a random cultivar seedling planted by Edible Landscaping of Virginia.
Jerry's Big Girl & Lehman #11 are premium Jerry Lehman cultivars.
Wells is an older vigorous late ripening cultivar.

One of the best (Shenandoah x Susquehanna) so far.
Red Fern Farm, Tom Wahl.
https://redfernfarm.com/index.php/product/pawpaw-scion-wood/
Not sure if Tom or Canopy is going to be selling.
Email Tom or Kathy

Peaceful Heritage Nursery
Blake had been growing out seedlings of Shenandoah & Chappell.
This suspiciously looks as if (Chappell x Shenandoah).
Timothy Lane says: Very pawpaw-forward, amazingly delicious!
Starting Spring 2027

Pic 1, fruit grew in Oklahoma Field testing. Pic #2 mother tree Corner Pocket Tom Wahl. Pic 3 outside of the fruit at Oklahoma Field testing area. I don't have favorite descriptions yet.
I'm perplexed that a Susquehanna baby could end up as a white pawpaw.
But Potomac is a sibling, maybe in the DNA.
Always assumed those light color traits of Potomac were by pollination, not from BEF53.
BEF53 apparently might have some recessive white pawpaw genes!
It's kinda like Pinot Noir & Pinot Blanc & Pinot Gris.
Those are actually mutation sport branches of Pinot Noir, that were cloned.
I'm in shock.

Not much info yet, coming soon.
Grown by field tester in Oklahoma
Pic 1, 2, 3, are all Special from Oklahoma field test location.
Pic 4, 5, is Corner Pocket its sibling in Indiana.
This cultivar is similar.
I'm trying to get pics of Special & Mississippi on the tree, coming soon.
Candidly, I'm highly perplexed that a Susquehanna baby could end up as creamy white pawpaw.
But Potomac is a sibling, maybe in the DNA.
Always assumed those light color traits of Potomac were by pollination, not from BEF53.
BEF53 apparently might have some recessive white pawpaw genes!
It's kinda like Pinot Noir & Pinot Blanc & Pinot Gris.
Those are actually mutation sport branches of Pinot Noir, that were cloned.
I'm in shock.

Check trees now, destroy any larvae & adults.
https://entomology.mgcafe.uky.edu/ef468
https://www.savatree.com/resource-center/insects-mites-and-diseases/ambrosia-beetle-treatment-by-savatree/
https://ipm.uga.edu/2025/10/06/granulateambrosiabeetle/
https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/C1160/granulate-ambrosia-beetle-biology-and-management/

Yes, there will be fresh pawpaw fruit at the 2026 York County Pawpaw Festival! Thanks to our hard-working team and trainees, hundreds of pounds of wild pawpaw fruit will be available to experience and enjoy on Saturday, September 19th.

Have you purchased your Pawpaw Festival tickets?: events.humanitix.com/york-pawpaw-festival-2026

Wild pawpaws are holding the line in an unusual year for pawpaw fruit. While orchards in our area suffered astounding losses from April's late frost, pawpaws growing in their natural habitat--under the protective canopy of forests--fared comparatively well.

This means the Horn Farm Center's Wild & Uncommon Weekend, featuring the Pawpaw Festival, will be WILDER than ever.

Join us on Saturday, September 19th to savor the flavors of the season: hornfarmcenter.org/pawpawfest/

orchard tours, vendor fair, kid's activities, live music, and more, the 2026 York County Pawpaw Festival is not one to miss!

*** CHRIS RICE ***
Chris is a nice friendly gentle person.
He has bulk sold all sorts of new rare things.
(Mango x Susquehanna)
Lehman #1, Lehman #3, etc
$16 each last year during a special sale, if I remember correctly.

Not much is available yet.
developed at Red Fern Farm in Wapello, southeast Iowa, by Tom Wahl and Kathy Dice.
simultaneous even ripening window!
Ultra-Sweet & Richly Complex.
A commercial quality cultivar.

Have you seen Michael Judd's Allegheny fruits? Giant & awesome! Sheep poop is loaded with micro-nutrients & the Phosphate is in a form that doesn't precipitate Magnesium & micro-nutrients. Fertilizers like Ammonium Phosphate & MKP reduce solubility of other things. Sheep poop is the fertilizer of the PawPaw Gods! Remember that & be proactive at helping your trees thrive. (AI art by Timothy Lane). No complaints please, as it's an education post.

You have to contact thru FB & FB links are not allowed.
512 N Wooster Nw Way, Lancaster, 43130 Ohio

A complex flavored fruit from seeds from the KSU Orchard.

Post detailed text descriptions & have a short video of (tree, fruit, seeds) in:
1080p, (MP4 or MOV), 30 FPS max, with phone sideways & stabilized.
Post what you received & condition in the thread, with an additional video.
Help keep this 100% candid & honest.
If you have older seeds of a premium cultivar, or premium cultivar cross,
Like (Regulus x Susquehanna), or something else special then:
Be sure to mention age of the seeds, how they were stored & show the condition.
Lets help each other grow better pawpaw.
A very special thanks to the person who suggested this page:
u/Extreme_Canary7547
Many Thanks!!!

I'm the Moderator of r/Pawpaws
Maria's Joy tastes like a Gros Michel banana, with some mango & pungent Cherimoya Bubble Gum aromas!
It's 24Brix.
Big Ben a new seedling of Maria's Joy gets up to 25oz.
Many pawpaws can have far more Mango, Pineapple, Cantaloupe, Sour Sop & Casaba melon flavors.
there is currently about 200 uniquely different cultivars.

I'm the Moderator of r/Pawpaws
Maria's Joy tastes like a Gros Michel banana, with some mango & pungent Cherimoya Bubble Gum aromas!
It's 24Brix.
Big Ben a new seedling of Maria's Joy gets up to 25oz.
Many pawpaws can have far more Mango, Pineapple, Cantaloupe, Sour Sop & Casaba melon flavors.
there is currently about 200 uniquely different cultivars.
This Maria's Joy tree is planted by Susquehanna in Timothy Lane's property.
If you contact him now you can get seeds of the very fruits you are looking at in the pic.
He is highly interactive on FB.
Seeds have to be kept humid at 38F to 42F for 90 to 120 days before planting.
https://www.pawpawlist.com/pawpaw-producers/timothy-j-lane?highlight=WyJ0aW1vdGh5IiwibGFuZSJd
This is Timothy Lane's tree in pic#1

Florence is by far the most intensely tropical White cultivar, but it's proving to be a heat loving cultivar that needs 7a or warmer.
If you grow it in Zone 6, pic a sunny spot on the south side of a wall or something.
They will be a Late Oct cultivar.