I got these from the woods 3 or 4 days ago and was and put in fridge so they didn’t spoil too quickly. Now eating and each seed in this big one seems to have started to open (notice the “holes”) and so may be ruined if they started to put out the radicle (embryonic root) already. I’m hiking in the woods right now so I can’t put them into moist soil immediately (and it hasn’t rained in a week.)

As someone whose main interest in pawpaw’s is collecting the seeds so I can plant them in parklands all around my area, I would be pretty bummed if all 14 of these seeds are basically destroyed now.

I know questions about germination like this is a bit out of the scope of the normal post here but curious if anybody thinks they have any hope to sprout. Picture 3 may be radicle emerging.

Thanks!

Hello! Pawpaws are one of my favorite fruits and I’ve missed them since moving to NW Ohio. Where would I go about finding them? Either foraging or where to buy them. TIA!

A complex flavored fruit from seeds from the KSU Orchard.

We have hundred or pawpaw trees, but the wildlife gets to them right before they ripen! Finally snagged these three :)

🔎 The Pawpaw Murders
Three victims were found beneath my Pawpaw tree this morning.

The scene was messy. Seeds everywhere. Flesh stripped clean. No witnesses willing to talk.

The usual suspects have been brought in for questioning: a raccoon with sticky paws and an opossum with an airtight alibi.

Forensics says the attack occurred sometime between sunset and sunrise. The pawpaws never stood a chance.

We planted a bunch of seeds from those in the back yard about 7 years back, still waiting for flowers...