Description
Heavy production, excellent disease resistance and super sweet tropical-flavored fruits make this a champion! Also impressive is it’s medium size 1/4 – 1/2 lb+ fruit and average production of 150 fruits/tree, equaling roughly 40 lbs (about one bushel) of fruit per tree. That’s quite a different story than most of the wild pawpaws you may have come across! The fruits have a thick, creamy texture, are sweet, yellow fleshed with a burst of tropical fruit flavor and fruity aroma. KSU Atwood TM is the heaviest producing variety tested at Kentucky State. KSU Atwood also has better than average disease resistance. An excellent first release from the Kentucky State University pawpaw program. A great addition to any pawpaw orchard or farm. One of our top choices.
NATURALLY GROWN
Pollination: An Ultra-Select seedling pawpaw or any other grafted cultivar or seedling pawpaw tree will pollinate it. For good pollination, plant trees 8-15 ft away from each other only. Pawpaws are not male and female, but rather have “male and female” flower parts on each flower. Every tree is capable of bearing fruit if pollinated well with pollen from another genetically different pawpaw tree. Hand pollination results in heaviest fruit set.
Resistant to: This cultivar shows strong resistance to fruit cracking and leaf spotscaused by Phylosticta. Pawpaws are generally remarkably disease and insect resistant. See our pawpaw growing article for full information. https://peacefulheritage.com/pawpaw-frequently-asked-questions/
Ripening: Mid Season (early-mid September in KY)
Site requirements: Full sun location for best fruit production. Pawpaws will grow in shade but produce much less fruit. Pawpaws tolerate a range of soil types provided the planting location is well drained and there is heavy mulch and plenty of fertilizer and water. Protected locations, such as on the South, East or West side of a building is ideal on very windy sites and is recommended.
Size at maturity: 15-20′ tall and wide, depending on location, care and pruning to reduce height. We recommend heading them at about 8-10 ft tall and removing suckers, both of which keep the trees very manageable and small.
Hardiness: USDA zones 5-9. (Estimate)
Plant size: Grafted, with an excellent root system. CHOOSE SIZE
Shipped March-June only. Sorry, we cannot ship POTTED pawpaws (June-July) to : CA, TX, AZ, NM, NV, OR, WA. We can ship them to these states bare-root when ordered in January-February (If Available).
No synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or chemicals are ever used on our pawpaw trees.
