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Has anyone grown paw paw trees in the UK?

FireFire Posts: 19,096
edited May 2022 in Plants
Asimina triloba: 
They are very hardy. I’ve not heard of many people growing them, even in permaculture circles. Mad flowers. Great fruit. A relation of the sour sop / custard apple. 
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=355

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  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    Looks interesting- says you need 2 or 3 trees to pollinate well and takes 3-5 years to get fruit.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Pic to show flowers.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Some years ago I knew a lady who had 2 in her garden.
    They were about 12ft tall and rather ugly looking trees with little foliage except at the top. She said she did get a few fruits occasionally.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    That's known as the American Paw Paw.  The one that grows in the Caribbean is much nicer in terms of look and fruit (Carica papaya).  It won't grow in a UK garden though!

    Image result for Carica Papaya tree Size 150 x 227 Source suntreescoza

    I've pruned one of my Fatsia japonicas to resemble this tree - it has similar leaves!
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


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