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Found a paw paw tree!! Many more nearby (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by newt to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have those purple flowers that hang downward, right?

I've seen some pawpaw saplings in pots before, but maybe I should have gotten a closer look, haha! I guess that doesn't necessarily translate to how they'll look in the wild. Hopefully I'll have a chance to get the smell down at some point, haha!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here's a few more things to look out for. They are fine growing in shade. They usually are in groups (clonal colonies, technically) unlike some similar looking trees. Deer don't eat them, so they do really well in areas with an overabundance of deer that eat all their competition.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome! Thanks for the tips!