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Old January 31, 2018   #5
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Originally Posted by clkeiper View Post
... you need two trees for pollination Good luck. I have one tree. the other got ripped out for a septic installation and I have never gotten a paw paw off of it...
I have two of the same variety, and they don't pollinate each other well.

1. What does work is using a Q-tip on the blossoms, the same Q-tip for all the blossoms, to spread the pollen around.

2. Just this year, some tiny flies have begun appearing in the blossoms, to help with pollination.

3. Mason bees are active about the time Pawpaws blossom, but I never had mason bees around.

4. Carrion flies are also listed as pollinators, but you'd need to put out rotten meat to attract them. (I've never tried this.)

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