Each collection contains three pawpaw trees — Sunflower, Mango and Pennsylvania Golden.
Tools & Supplies
Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.
I need 3 deciduous trees to help shade a south facing brick wall from the summer heat without growing too tall to mess up the gutters. Plus I have such fond memories of eating wild pawpaws as a little girl. These should be even better since they make larger fruits with fewer seeds than the wild ones.
We currently have a paw paw that doesn't produce fruit. We originally had 2 but one died. The one that live Bloomed for the first time last year. We're hoping these other variety will help pollenate it.
I need 3 deciduous trees to help shade a south facing brick wall from the summer heat without growing too tall to mess up the gutters. Plus I have such fond memories of eating wild pawpaws as a little girl. These should be even better since they make larger fruits with fewer seeds than the wild ones.
We currently have a paw paw that doesn't produce fruit. We originally had 2 but one died. The one that live Bloomed for the first time last year. We're hoping these other variety will help pollenate it.
BEST ANSWER:The owner of a local flower shop, who also happens to be the individual to design and start the Master Gardener course through the nation's county extension offices, told us recently that paw paws need to be covered for the first two years. He recommended an open pipe of some sort or the cardboard tubes that cement goes in. Not taller than the tree but room for air. The goal is to completely shade them, protect from winds, scalding, etc. We have some rigid 5 inch pipe and he said that would work well. Nothing metal as it will heat up in the sun. I plan to support the tube an inch off the ground to discourage nesting pests and to accurately visualize the soil moisture. We live at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. He told us that paw paws are entirely possible in this cold winter climate. Hope this helps. T.H.
BEST ANSWER:The owner of a local flower shop, who also happens to be the individual to design and start the Master Gardener course through the nation's county extension offices, told us recently that paw paws need to be covered for the first two years. He recommended an open pipe of some sort or the cardboard tubes that cement goes in. Not taller than the tree but room for air. The goal is to completely shade them, protect from winds, scalding, etc. We have some rigid 5 inch pipe and he said that would work well. Nothing metal as it will heat up in the sun. I plan to support the tube an inch off the ground to discourage nesting pests and to accurately visualize the soil moisture. We live at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. He told us that paw paws are entirely possible in this cold winter climate. Hope this helps. T.H.
I am very close to zone 4 (I think Stark lists me as 5a), and I have a 3 year old paw paw that I just relocated this spring to a different part of my yard. It survived the relocating, and it already seems more vigorous than it was in the area I had it before. They are hard to get going well, but this one has seen some real winters and seems to want to keep going. I planted a few more last summer that didn't make it through the winter, so I will try again this summer as my 3 year old will need a cross pollinator.
These are the only paw paw trees I can find that grow! All the other places I ordered from sent dead sticks. Every tree I've ordered from Stark Bros is alive and well
Got the paw paw triple play collection last year. Trees arrived in good condition. Watered well the first year and mulched with leaf mold. They ate all thriving this year, 8 to 10 inch new growth. Recommend highly.
Grow amazingly well. I ran over one with a mower and Stark offered to replace it, but even that tree has started regrowing. The other two grew to over 6 feet in one year! They seem to attract no pests and require no care. If you seem to have trouble keeping fruit trees alive, consider these pawpaws.
I received these potted twigs, two sprouted out leaves right away and one never grew at all. But Stark Bro's replaced it at no charge including free shipping. Now I have three happy and healthy Pawpaw trees started, they are growing fast and I can't wait to try my first Pawpaw. But that will be a few more years away. Stark Bro's is a great company and I will order more plants soon..
First paw-paws that I have ever purchased that have lived!
The triple play paw-paws that I purchased from Stark Bros. are the first that I have ordered by mail that have ever lived. But, not only have they lived, but two of them had blossoms this spring and one has 2 fruit on it. They are still small but have tripled in size since I bought them last fall.
I am hopeful that one day I will actually have paw-paw growing and thriving in my yard. And, like Thomas Jefferson, I'll soon be calling them my favorite fruits.
The three pawpaw trees arrived late last fall. This spring I was thrilled to see them leaf out well. We have drip with timers on our trees to make sure that they receive good regular water which I'm sure helped. I tried pawpaws once before several years ago without regular water and they did not live.
The three paw paw trees I purchased are thriving, and doing very well. Very happy with my purchase. I would buy from Stark again. I highly recommend Stark Bros.they have excellent quality trees.
I had a great experience buying my trees through Stark Bro's
I ordered three paw paw trees and a few apple trees. All my tree came on time and in great condition. Unfortunetly, we had a late snow storm and lost a paw paw tree and apple tree despite everything i could do to stop it. Starks replaced my lost trees no questions asked. All my trees are doing great now.
Your trees were perfect. Nice deep pots. Lots of roots--Nice roots. They are all doing nicely--except the one I ran over with my truck. I'll need to replace it soon, though. Kept them in the shade, but this year they will have full sun. Looking forward to fruit in a year or two. Stark's is the best. Duane
The Triple Play Pawpaw Tree Collection has been a wonderful addition to our attempt at incorporating native and pollinator friendly plants and trees into our Kentucky yard. They are thriving here and one has already blossomed. They are all strong and healthy and I am looking forward to next springs possibilities.
The trees arrived in excellent condition and were easy to plant. Directions were clear and easy to follow. I love all the extra information on your web site about pawpaw trees, it was very helpful. I have recommended this collection to my sister, who has been disseminating wild persimmon trees for years, and would love to propagate pawpaws as well. Thanks!
I ordered 3 small Paw Paws of different varieties. They arrived as stated and were in excellent condition. I planted them exactly as the conditions stated. I had one drop it's leaves and look dead but I kept tending it and this spring it leafed out again. It's been said that deer do not like them but they are so wrong! My trees are candy for the deer so I've dropped bird netting over them and that seems to have protected them. I will be ordered more
They were fine, until Winter came....... Dum... Dum.... Dummmmmmm.....
Received my 3 cute little Pawpaw trees and lovingly planted them. Throughout the summer they prospered, growing almost 2 feet each over the course of the summer. Winter then came and alas, this spring, no buds, only graying husks of once lovely little trees. There were no survivors. It has nothing to do with Stark Brothers - I have nothing but good things to say about them and their customer service (see my review for the Bountiful Berries Kiwi Vine Collection) I just seem to have a black thumb when it comes to Pawpaw trees. I have killed 7 of them over the years. Everything else grows fine, you would think with a last name of Flower that everything would grow good! I am trying my hand at Goji berries this year, let us see how that goes!
I help facilitate a community garden and have been identifying pertenial plants that can do well in partial shade. Although our Pawpaws are in their second year and haven't born any fruit, they seem to be doing well and their foligage give aesthetic appeal to our garden.
Overall, I am happy with the triple play paw paw package. However, the Pennsylvania Golden Paw Paw tree arrived in bad shape. It took an entire growing season to recover. The other two paw paw trees (Sunflower & Mango) are doing great and are towering over the Pennsylvania Golden.
One of the three I received died/ never flourished, and Stark cheerfully replaced it. They are all three alive- but still quite small. I have them in some woods in shade and give them water rarely now they are settled. Will be a few years before I see fruit.
Planted last year. So far so good. Bloomed this year but everything fell off. I would have liked to keep one or two but I would rather they grow and maybe produce next year. They have put on about 6 inches of new growth. Very few bugs so far. We'll see.
All three trees appear to have died this last winter. It is May 16 and there is no sign of growth. The did so well last year after I planted them and I had a very mild winter in zone 5 so i'm not sure why all three didn't make it. I was hoping to have something unusual in my area but looks like I will need to try something different
My Pennsylvania Golden paw paw was of smaller stature to be kind. It continues to try to outgrow it's twig infancy, I hope to nurture it to its full potential someday. It's singularly the reason I didn't buy more paw paw trees to plant this spring. The others are doing well.
I liked working with the company and customer service. Unfortunately, only one of my trees survived after a full year. All received the same watering, with modest differences in sunlight. Two of the trees didn't survive after a few weeks, which were immediately replaced by customer service. But those same replacements never made the next year. Since pawpaw seem to require similar trees for pollination, I'm sure I'll have to keep looking for a pair to support my lone survivor.
They struggles to thrive first year after a fall planting, and did not survive the 2nd winter. With only a one year guarantee, too late to get a refund.
All three trees did well last summer. I kept them in cages for protection from animals and watered once a week from planting until about the first week in November. They broke bud in late April and are growing well, have a nice green color , healthy leaves. I resumed watering after bud break in April. I would recommend to anyone in the correct planting zones.
