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Originally Posted by John3
"Asimina triloba pawpaw to which you are referring, this species is monoecious, meaning it has separate male and female flowers which both occur on the same plant. In this case, the flowers may be developing at different times, so the plant isn't capable of self-fertilization. This is common strategy among monoecious plants. In others, the pollen must come from a different tree of the same species."
One reason for the phrase PawPaw Patch
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Wow. Many thanks. So far my trees haven't produced any flowers. I am hoping this year is my lucky year. I suspect that my area is pushing it a bit, and probably on the upper limit of growth for the plant. I only know one other grower and he has never had fruit. Anyway I will obtain the hand pollination paraphernalia in anticipation.