Hardy Paw Paw (Asimina Triloba)

Here's a picture of a new addition to my family. A Hardy Paw Paw, grown in Glasgow.

I dont actually expect to harvest paw paws but does anyone know if these will survive the temperatures up here in the longterm? If planted outside in a couple of years.

 

Mine actually fruited last year, I think it stands a good chance outside up there in Glasgow. Where it originates in the US can get cold winters.
It seems to like shade for a few years but as it ages it stands sunshine much better.


This is the flowers last year


and this is the strange fruit, it was quite small and very sweet.
Unfortunately I didn't pollenate it this year so no fruit, I have two plants and cross pollenation seems necessary to produce fruit.

 

great! Roughly how big will it grow in say 3 years?

 

I find it slow, might be quicker if kept in a greenhouse, but I guess mine were about 18ins after 3 yrs.

 

from the photograph it looks like fruit I used to eat when I lived in Kenya. Did not know it was called a hardy paw-paw though.

fruit is delicious

 

Hi Init sister, it was yellow inside as I remember, and very sweet, mine wasn't very big.