My pawpaws (Asimina triloba) mainly need (house) flies to pollinate. They make their flowers look like meat.

I have a couple 100 foot rows of them, it's tricky to get good pollination.

mallomarmeasle 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My grandpappy told me that if you want a good crop of pawpaws you have to hang a dead cat in the tree. I think dead cats were in greater supply back in his day.

Fascinating flowers for a tree though. Red meat color and odor only a fly could love.

For anyone that’s close, go to the upcoming Ohio Pawpaw festival! https://ohiopawpawfest.com/

	▲	cmrdporcupine an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah I've wondered about just really nasty ass stinky fresh manure around the base of each tree. That would attract flies. Probably a flush of nitrogen at exactly the wrong time tho. Most plants respond to that by pushing excess green growth instead of flowering and fruit set.

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indoordin0saur an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You grow these commercially? Always wondering where I can buy good quality ones when they're in season (in NYC area)

	▲	Alex3917 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Email me and I can connect you with some. There is a FB group for folks growing them in the NYC area, plus a list of all the parks where they are planted.
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	▲	cmrdporcupine an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		No, from those trees we basically only get enough for personal consumption because fruit bearing (so far) is so unreliable. Also, southern Ontario.

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adm4 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

the little beetle that could, and pawpaw's are self-incompatible. -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba#Pollination

	▲	cmrdporcupine 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		plenty of sap beetles around here, but i don't tend to see them on my pawpaws. they come around later season when my raspberries ripen would not rule out the cash crop farming on both sides of me from doing a number on the insects, though i seem to have plenty overall. unfortunately an excessive number of japanese beetles