Pawpaw fruit tree Pollinator Companion Plants! Don’t use roadkill, dummy ;)

Pawpaw Pollinator Companion Plants flower at the same time that Pawpaw trees flower! Loose the roadkill and plant some cool blooming plants that support pollinators like the Eastern Redbud, Sweet Scarlet Goumi, American Plum, Oregon Grape, Pear, and Peach (bloom times vary) trees!

Why Pawpaw Pollinator Companion Plants?
You’ll read comments about placing roadkill around pawpaw trees – in the spring – to attact flies to pollinate the pawpaw’s flowers. Roadkill has a hygine and ‘yuk” factor. This vid shows the wonderful plants that flower at the same time as the Pawpaw – those are the ideal Companion Pollinator Plants!

What’s a Pawpaw tree?
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) produces the largest fruit native to North America. The fruit’s texture is like custard, and has a tropical fruit flavor (like banana, pineapple, mango, or citrisy – depending on the variety). It produces a BIG fruit. Once established it needs virtuallty NO care. The proof is that it grows wild in over 26 U.S. States.
Pawpaw fruit contains all essential amino acids; is high in minerals and provides many vitamins; it has anti-cancer properties. The tree is completely deer resistant; is disease free; needs very little pruning; and is a visually attractive tree that grows in a pyramid-like shape and is draped with large dark green leaves. It has strong commercial qualities (sell the fruit, scion, seeds, trees) and VIRTUALLY NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THE PAWPAW! It’s truly a forgotten fruit.


00:00 – bla bla bla intro
01:29 – April 11, Pawpaw tree flowers
02:01 – Eastern Redbud
03:14 – Sweet Scarlet Goumi
04:29 – American Plum
05:43 – Oregon Grape
06:15 – Pear
06:31 – Peach (bloom times vary)
06:46 – What’s a Pawpaw tree?


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Pawpaw Pollinator Companion Plants:
Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis
Sweet Scarlet Goumi, Elaeagnus multiflora
American Plum, Prunus americana
Oregon Grape, Mahonia aquifolium or Berberis aquifolium
Pear, Pyrus communis
Peach (bloom times vary), Prunus persica

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